Wills And Estate Planning
Mark Fairweather & Rosy Border

About the series:
The Pocket Lawyer series is designed for members of the public who want ‘how to’ guidance in situations that would normally require expert advice.

Each title:

• Is written by experts in their field.
• Contains all the information you need in one book.
• Has an accessible and user-friendly layout and structure.
• Is supported by a companion website providing free updates and ready-to-use documents and letters.

About this title:

If you die without leaving a will, someone you care about may lose out; but a dodgy will is worse than none at all. This book shows you how to write a legally binding will in plain English to suit your circumstances. It guides you through the appointment of executors and guardians, providing for spouses and partners, how to safeguard the interests of children, including those with special needs, and how to avoid unwelcome claims after your death.

But the wills themselves form only part of this book. There is guidance on organ, tissue and whole body donation and on funeral arrangements. Estate planning is another important feature – Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax are now a major consideration for millions of people. This book gives practical advice on tax matters and boosts your chances of benefiting those you care for, not the tax man.

Forms And Letters
1. Assets and liabilities checklist
2. Instructions to executors
3. Notice to disapply rule of survivorship
4. Section twenty one statement
5. Authorisation for use of body for medical purposes
6. Declaration of mutual wills
7. Declaration wills not mutual
8. Will one
9. Will two
10. Will three
11. Will four
12. Will five
13. Will six
14. Will seven
15. Will eight
16. Will nine
17. Deed of Variation
18. WEBSITES

Useful Websites
1. The NHS Organ Donor Register
or
www.uktransplant.org.uk/odronline/servlet/mydetailsservlet

2. Organ Transplant Information
3. Department of Health
4. Principal Registry
5. Leaflet- ‘Leave the World a Better Place’
6. MENCAP
7. Mencap Trust Company Limited
8. Charity Commissioners
9. Charities Aid Foundation
10. Child Benefit claim pack
11. Guardian’s Allowance booklet and form
12. Child Support Agency
13. HM Land Registry
14. Inheritance Tax information
15. Financial Services Authority
16. SOFA – the Society of Financial Advisers
17. IFA Promotion
18. British Humanist Association
19. Natural Death Centre
20. Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement
21. National Association of Funeral Directors
22. National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors
23. Office of Fair Trading
Consumer guidance on funerals
24. Cremation Society of Great Britain