Do-It-Yourself Wills are surprisingly common. We say “surprisingly” because we are always genuinely surprised people are willing to take the risk of drafting a complex legal document when they can get a specialist, local solicitor to professionally prepare a Will for a modest fee.
Wills are one of the best “value for money” services offered by solicitors. We aim to be entirely transparent about legal costs and will always make it clear to you at the outset what your Will will cost.
The fee for preparing a Will pales into insignificance when compared to the substantial legal costs that can arise if an estate is subject to legal challenge.
Colleagues in our specialist Inheritance Disputes Team are regularly called upon to deal with the fall out that results from a home made Will going wrong. Not only do the legal costs then eat into the estate, but the family and friends who are left behind to resolve the mess suffer needless upset and grief.
By using local solicitors here in North Devon you can take advantage of our invaluable experience. Whatever your particular circumstances are, the chances are that our lawyers will have encountered a similar situation and will be able to offer solutions to problems or make suggestions that you may not have thought of yourself.
DIY Will packs are freely available in the shops and on the internet and there is no sign of them becoming less popular. Whether this is the right thing for your situation only you can decide. For the reasons explained on this website however we think it is a risky and potentially expensive mistake. The only people we know who are likely to benefit from the enduring popularity of the home made Will are our colleagues in the Inheritance Disputes Team!
