Online wills

[guiling]

Hi all does anyone know if i can write a will using standard online format but then manually add in a sentence (re not wanting a particular person to have my kids - i want to make this explicit)

Thank you

You cannot dictate in your will who would have your DC in the event of your death. You can appointment guardians and you could supply evidence as to why you thought someone unsuitable.

If the person you name is the person in law who would “get” your kids then no will can prevent it

Thanks. The only person in law would be their father surely? I want to specify who i would like to have them if we both die and say i do not want one particular member of the family, who might be considered suitable to the outside eye but really isn't.

My question is about whether i can do a manual addition to a printed will done via a standard online form and so doesnt cover this.

The standard form does cover who would have them but does not cover any requests for people not to have them

Not a lawyer but when I did mine I could put in a request about the dc and reasons but I was warned that it was just a request and would not change the situation from a legal perspective

Thanks. I'm just asking if i can manually add it to a printed form. This person has no legal rights towards my children and i'm not asking about that.

Grateful if anyone can advise on my question!

@guiling you really need to use a Solicitor to write your will. As pp have said you cannot will your DC to someone.

Having said that it doesn’t mean you can’t put it in a will, as long as you understand it can be ignored. You can either put it in your will or in the will refer to a letter of wishes. It may be worth putting a few sentences in your will and full details in a letter of wishes. If you have any evidence include that.

Again, I will say get a solicitor to draw up your will, as you can leave a nightmare doing it yourself.

Other posters will criticise me for saying this, to answer your question, adding wording to an online template is fine as it’s your will.

Thank you for your responses but im obv not being clear. I just want to make my wishes clear in the will. I really dont need to be told that i cant choose, i get that. Having said that we have agreed who would have them and they are the most suitable and the guardians will follow that. It's all agreed.

My question is whether i can use the online will writers (where you can state your preference re guardians and who would look after them). But i want to manually add my wish that a certain person (who might want to make a claim but they would be very unlikely to be found suitable - but i
Just want to explicitely state my wishes on that matter to make it even less likely).

Again im not asking whether i can pick. I am asking if i can print the online will thdn manually add something about this, and maybe get it signed too as well as at end of the will.

That's all!!

I dont need a solicitor, it's a very easy question ie can i manually add a statement to a printed will (not is the statement ok)

Thanks @Tippingadvice for saying it's ok. Presumably need the witnsees to also sign that bit?

@guiling yes get the witnesses to sign it too.

To prevent it being questioned after death, each addition needs adding and then initialling by you and both witnesses next to the addition, before you sign the will. It needs to be present before the will is executed to be valid.