Places Not To Keep Your Will

In that pile of papers on the kitchen table, the ones you’ve been meaning to sort out but never do or, stuffed in the file full of ‘important’ stuff.

Your Will is one of the most important documents you will ever make and, as the probate registry will only accept originals it is critically important that your executors know exactly where they can find it.

You don’t need us to tell you that it’s an emotional and distressing time when a loved one dies, the added stress of frantically searching for a ‘lost’ Will is something that you really could do without.

A Will is a legal document and therefore, there are legal implications should it be misplaced. If only an older version can be found then that will be used, no matter how out of date it is. If no will can be found then essentially you have died intestate – adding further stress and burden to those left to deal with your affairs.