yorkshirelad1 wrote:AndyPandy wrote:Something that Yorkshirelad1 touched on.
Does the MiL openly support any charities? Could a child of the MiL approach said charity(ies) to see if they are part of Will Writing week and, if so, could the charity put MiL onto their mailing list for Will Writing week? A nudge from that direction might be more effective than pleading from children.
Nice suggestion. Just a bit of caution if using a charity for a will writing servce: they have been known to shoe-horn themselves in to the will, and been known to be very assertive when it comes to collecting.....
Two ways to avoid the "assertive" charity.
1) Ensure that any charitable bequest is for a specific amount, and is not a percentage of the residuary estate.
(residuary estate - what's left after all claims on the estate have been settled, and all specific gifts/bequests have been made)
2) Get a will drafted on the cheap, take said will, get it typed up word for word without the charity donation, sign it and get it witnessed.
The first clause of any will will state that the will revokes all previous wills and codicils.
(1) is quite legit/moral, and means that the charity, as a non-residuary beneficiary has no right to see an estate account (nips any arguments/meddling in the bud)
(2) is legal, but morally dubious - a cheap charity will writing service is done on the understanding that there's something in the will for the charity.
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