The Danger of Homemade Wills

The danger of Homemade Wills

The number of High Court disputes relating to wills has jumped more than a third in five years, as increasing numbers of people are writing their own. Nigel Jones of JMD Law said that last year almost four out of 10 people executed wills without calling in an expert despite the danger of being sued by family members: “Homemade Wills may result in a legal dispute if someone does not think they have been left what they were promised, the wording is ambiguous or it has not been signed correctly.  It really is a false economy to try and do your own rather than use an experienced solicitor, to try and save the fee”.   Six in 10 Briton have failed to write a will, according to research by Which? Legal.

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