Why you need to make a Will

Making a Will is important.

Most people that make a Will know this and understand that unless they make a Will their wishes as to who would benefit from their estate will not be known.


Many people wrongly believe that they can only make a valid Will with a lawyer. This misconception coupled with a lack of understanding of the effect of intestacy are major reasons why people are not making their Wills.


Those who have not yet made their Will may understand the need to make a Will but may not understand the urgency or reasons for making a Will as soon as possible. Don’t let a lack of understanding prevent you making your final wishes known.

Please see the section below that applies to your family situation.

  • Married couple with children
  • Married couple with no children
  • Divorced, widowed or single with children
  • Unmarried single with no children

Married couple with children

If you were to pass away tomorrow without making a Will then you leave no instructions as to who will be guardians for your children.

If you cannot decide today who you want to be the guardian for your infant children and this is stopping you making your Will now just think about the mess if your children lose both their parents without you having a Will that names a guardian.

Would you rather leave it to your family or your in-laws to fight it out between themselves?

Without a Will you leave no instructions as to who you want to manage your children’s inheritance before they reach adulthood. By making a Will you can name the person you want to be the executor (say a parent) but then name a different person (say a sibling) as the person who manages the children’s inheritance until they are old enough.

By making a Will you can also set the age at which the children receive their entire inheritance. Prince Harry received his inheritance from Princess Diana only when he reached 30.

Not making your Will means no one knows your views about how you think your kids should be raised if they lose their parents. Making a Will is the least you could do for your kids.

Making a Will is as easy as answering a few short questions

Married couple with no children

If you were to pass away tomorrow without making a Will then your spouse will receive half of all your properties and assets but the other half goes to your parents.

However, your joint debts that you have with your spouse will all go to your spouse. So if you own a home with a large mortgage it is likely that your spouse will be forced to sell the marital home in order to pay half the total value of all your property and assets to your parents.

Divorced, widowed or single with children

If you were to pass away tomorrow without making a Will then you leave no instructions as to who will be guardians for your children.

Who will manage your children’s inheritance before they reach adulthood?

Without a Will how confident are you that the person who is made executor and trustee is the best person to manage your children’s inheritance until they reach adulthood?

Making a Will is as easy as answering a few short questions.

Unmarried single with no children

If you were to pass away tomorrow without making a Will then your parents will be left with the task of dealing with your estate at a time when their loss would be probably unbearable.

If you make a Will appointing someone else as your executor you spare them this burden.Making a Will is as easy as answering a few short questions.


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