At The Wills and Estate Planning Professionals, we make Will writing and estate planning clear and straightforward — done properly, so your loved ones are never left guessing.
Thoughtful Will and estate planning designed around your circumstances, your family and your wishes.
Clear, practical planning for you, your family and your future.
Every family and every set of circumstances is different. The right Will or estate planning arrangement can help you decide what happens to your assets, who should deal with your affairs and how the people you care about should be provided for.
We offer a range of Will and estate planning options, from a straightforward Standard Will through to more tailored arrangements involving Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney.
We will explain the options available to you in clear language and help you understand which arrangements may be appropriate for your individual circumstances.
A Mirror Will is designed for couples who want to make coordinated arrangements for what happens to their estates. It can be suitable for married couples, civil partners or couples who live together and want to make broadly matching plans.
Each partner makes their own separate Will. Typically, each Will provides for the surviving partner first, with the estate then passing to the same chosen beneficiaries once both partners have died.
You can appoint the same Executors and, where appropriate, nominate Guardians for your children in both Wills. Specific gifts of money, property or personal possessions can also be included.
Where appropriate, Trust provisions can also be incorporated into the Wills to provide additional protection or flexibility.
Although the two Wills are designed to mirror one another, they remain separate legal documents. Either partner can therefore review or update their own Will if their circumstances, family arrangements or wishes change.
If you live with a partner but are not married or in a civil partnership, your partner does not automatically inherit under the intestacy rules. A properly prepared Will allows you to make clear arrangements for your partner and other people you wish to benefit.
We can explain the options available and help you understand what may be appropriate for your circumstances.