Legal

Your Will is a Legal Document validated by yours and your witnesses signatures.

Your Will is valid in all the countries listed on the Home page and, in most other countries and, is valid in any language however, interpreters cannot act as witnesses to your signature.

It is not wise to include in your Will commercial notes which already have a defined beneficiary such as Insurance Policies, Superannuation, Corporate Notes etc. There is no real point in including items which you have already appointed a beneficiary however, you should either make the beneficiary aware of them or you can opt to make your Executor[s]/Trustee[s] aware of them.

If you are married, it is advisable for your spouse to execute a separate Will to avoid complications.

It is advisable that all your Executors/Trustees have access to signed copies of your Will as and when the situation requires it.

You can write a new Will any time you wish. The last Will is the only effective one. Do not alter by hand or erase any part of your paper copy of your Will as it will immediately invalidate the will. You can add a written statement to your Will to alter the terms which must be kept with the Will however this may also cause problems, the easiest and most responsible way is to simply return to your Archive Will and amend or write a New Will avoiding any possibility of misinterpretation.

If a beneficiary is a minor you can appoint a Trustee to act as guardian until maturity or you may instruct your Executor to set up a Trust Fund accessible to the beneficiary upon coming of age. A minor is usually determined as someone who has not reached 18 years of age.

You may appoint one or more Executors. In compliance with some of the listed countries laws, you should not appoint more than THREE Executors. N.B. Minors cannot be appointed as Executors.

A "Power of Attorney" does not apply to a Will. A "Power of Attorney" ceases at the time of death of the person who made the appointment.

If you disinherit an heir, to avoid litigation, indicate such action in your Will.