Will Writing You Can Rely On

 A will is a legal document that sets forth your wishes regarding the distribution of your estate and the care of any minor children. 

Making a Will enables you to plan exactly what will happen to your estate following your demise. This ensures that those you would like to benefit actually do so, in accordance with your wishes, and as the same time avoiding any possible disputes between relatives.

The Executors will deal with the day to day administration of your estate before it can be distributed.

Careful consideration needs to be given as who you should appoint;

• Being an Executor is a difficult and time consuming job
• The role carries personal legal liability
• Relatives may be too distressed to perform the role
• Decisions could make them unpopular with Beneficiaries

A Guardian is someone you choose to look after your minor children in the event of your death. Their role is to look after your children and to bring them up until the are of legal age to look after themselves. 

Failing to name Guardians in your will means your minor children could be placed into care until the court appoints official Guardians to look after them.

Power of Attorney is legal documentation which allows someone you nominate and trust to act as you in the event you are unable to act for yourselves. There are two documents which are called 'Health & Welfare' and 'Property & Financial'. This means these people you have trusted can make decisions of you health as well as your financial affairs (this could even mean going to the bank for you).

Currently the wait is up to 20 weeks for the OPG to register your lasting power of attorneys.

Source: https://publicguardian.blog.gov.uk/2021/05/10/managing-lpa-registration-delays-an-update-from-opg/