The terms under which you register to use the Bequeathed service set out how you receive a free Will. To re-read those terms click here.
If you live in Scotland, we will not be able to provide you with a Will ourselves and it will be necessary for us to refer you to a Scottish law firm so that you may become their client under their Client Care Letter or terms.
What is free and what is not will depend upon the agreement you reach with the firm. A firm will always provide you with a quote before undertaking any work for which a fee is due.
However, as a guide, we have set out what you can expect to be free:
A free Will includes
A revocation clause to ensure any previous Wills you have made are rendered null and void.
If you wish, a funeral wishes clause.
An executor clause to appoint people to administer your Will after your death and to become trustees of the Will trust of your residuary estate, plus a backup if your first choices are unable or unavailable.
A guardian clause for children under 18, if applicable, providing that all your children under 18 have the same other parent and you are appointing the same guardian for all those children, plus a backup if your first choice is unable or unavailable.
If you wish, clauses leaving a gift to charity, either of cash or a percentage of your estate.
A Will trust simply leaving everything you own (known as your residuary estate) to one person, or a group of people and a backup in case those primary beneficiaries die before you.
Otherwise, a quote will be provided during the appointment.
A free Will does not include
Any drafting or advice that will require the firm to spend more than 30 minutes with you in a video appointment.
A revocation clause drafted to ensure your foreign Will is not adversely impacted, nor any other drafting required to deal with assets abroad.
A guardian clause where you have children under 18 from different relationships and/or you wish to appoint different guardians for different children.
A non-provision clause or any other steps to reduce the risk of someone you intend to leave out of your Will successfully challenging it after your death.
Specific gifts of individual personal possessions, residential or commercial or foreign properties, business assets or cash to specific people (rather than those items being included in the gift of your residuary estate).
Trusts (other than the Will trust of your residuary estate), including but not limited to Life Interest Trusts (including severance of a joint tenancy), Discretionary Trusts and Disabled Persons’ Trusts.
The firm's supervision of your execution of your Will or its confirmation that it has been validly executed.