Estate Planning The benefits

Statistics show that most parents do not have a Will or a Lasting Power of Attorney. When families are going through loss and bereavement, it can reduce the stress if the deceased had organised their affairs making it as easy as possible for the family. Without a Will...

Testamentary Capacity – the basics

The requirements for Testamentary Capacity vary internationally but every country requires a testator (the Will maker) to have mental capacity at the time of making their Will. Testamentary capacity means that the person making the Will should understand what a Will...

Lasting Power of Attorney

Personal and Business LPAs A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document where you (donor) can appoint one or more people (attorneys) to help you make decisions or to make decisions for you if you have an accident,  illness and cannot make your own decisions...

What happens to your social media account when you die?

Massive amounts of interactions with family, friends and colleagues take place via social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. By uploading, posting, tweeting, sharing, liking and commenting, we accumulate a large amount of digital information and...

Beneficiaries Age conditions in a Will

Many testators wish to leave gifts or a share of their estate to beneficiaries’ subject to them reaching a certain age, most often to the testator’s children and sometimes to others where they feel the beneficiary will be more mature and capable of managing an...