Share your thoughts on Wills with Which? Win £300 voucher or free Will! NOW CLOSED

[RebeccaEMumsnet]

Writing a Will is something that many of us put off, as it’s never a nice subject to talk about and the process can seem confusing, but Which? Wills is hoping to change all that with their online Will writing and Power of Attorney service.

They would love to hear your experience of how you got your Will sorted, or, if you haven’t got around to it yet, what’s putting you off? It would be great to hear your stories of how you decided how you would write your Will, and your tips to those who have yet to do it.

Here’s what Alex Neil, at Which? has to say: "It's important to make a will to ensure that your assets, including your home, savings and belongings, are distributed according to your wishes. It can be very difficult for loved ones to do this if you pass away without having made a will.”

Did the birth of your DCs prompt you to write your Will? Do you think that it’s important to have a Will as a parent, and if so, why?

Whatever your experience (or lack of experience!) of Will writing, we’d love to hear your story so that other Mumsnetters can take advice.

Everyone who posts on this thread will be entered into a prize draw, and one MNer will win either a £300 Love2Shop voucher or a free Which? Will Writing Service (T&Cs below).

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MNHQ
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[xxxxclarexxxx]

Its something ive thought about and really should do one! Just for our son mainly - we dont have the most reliable family and its hard to think who would be able to look after him like we do... definitely a must to do though. Really need to get it done soon! x

[MAT12]

We are lucky to have a will service through our place of work so we recently had ours updated. I believe if you can get one in place especially if you have children it means there is no messing about with regards to guardianship or how the money/assets will be shared. When my nan died there was so much hassle between the families as some members did not talk to others.

[cathyov]

Feel guilty that we have not written a will we keep thinking that we will do it tomorrow - dealing with in-laws at the moment and even with a will things still seem quite complicated.

[nanoobaku]

I keep nagging my partner to get one done the last person i want to get anything from me is the tax man

[K1ttenp1e]

We have a will, got it when I was pregnant. Wanted to make sure that if anything happened to either one of us that the other was supported. Equally if something happened to both of us that we specified who was to look after our children.

[hbakfam]

Wills are essential - I want to make sure that my family, especially my sister, are able to benefit from everything I've built should anything happen