Tell Co-op Legal Services about your experiences with making a will - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

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If you and your partner have children together, thinking ahead to a time when the unimaginable has happened and both you and your partner have passed away, leaving your child (or children) in need of a Legal Guardian, is an awful conversation to think about, let alone have. However, Co-op Legal Services know that if you make formal arrangements in relation to a will, you are able to name the Legal Guardians of your children instead of the Court making a decision you might not have wished for. With that in mind, Co-op Legal Services would like to know your experiences with making a will.

James Antoniou, Head of Wills at Co-op Legal Services, says: “As parents, we recognise the need to protect our children throughout our lifetimes. Making a will and providing for guardianship is an extension of that protection, ensuring that our wishes are clear about who will be responsible for their upbringing.

If you are interested in starting your wills journey with the Co-op, start your will online now"

Do you currently have a will? Or is it still an ongoing process? How did you go about making some of the important decisions that a will requires? Do you have the conversations surrounding a will with your family?

So whether you’ve set up one already or looking to begin making one, share your experiences below and you will be entered into a prize draw to win a £300 voucher of your choice (from a list).

Thanks, and good luck

MNHQ

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Still need to do this.

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One of my biggest 'fears' is my will be ignored! You read so much lately about people objecting to will, challenging and causing problems for loved ones that are grieving! It makes me really angry when people contest peoples wills and I have spent time to make sure that my will is as 'water tight' as I can possibly make it. Mentioning someone in your will overcomes them contesting on grounds that you 'forgot them' for example....I have discussed my wishes with ALL family and friends so there is no doubts too

We made ours once our first child arrived using a will writer who came to our home. I know you can do it yourself but he made it really painless and helped us get something we were both comfortable with

I don't have one but after having loved ones pass away and see the problems relatives have had in regards to the will/lack of will that they had/didn't have. I need to get one sorted as I do have young children

I looked into making a will several years ago but decided that as the rules on intestacy would pass everything to my daughter that was fine.

My situation has now changed considerably, a second child, other family issues. I'm not sure what to do and I have put it off but I know that I really should do something asap.

I need a will!

haven't made a will yet

we put it off for so many years. We once had a do-it-yourself one but never sure how legally valid they are.

Finally a few years ago we got it sorted at a solicitor who did it for 'free' in exchange for a charity donation - as we could choose a charity we wanted it seemed a good thing to do.

It was a horrible process thinking of all the different options - but just glad it is out the way.

With not being married when we got a mortgage together, we were encouraged to make a will with regards to what happens to the house if one of us passed away. It was kinda rushed and we didn't really know what it all meant, too young (in our eyes) to think about that although in hindsight, that's not the right attitude - never too early.

We have both older and much younger children so when we had our wills done we sat down we our eldest kids and discuss all parts of the will so they understood what would take place should anything happen, as we are much older parents and i myself have many help issues.

My husband and I already have mirror wills which were made when our children were tiny. Our family are older now, and our eldest daughter has married and they're buying their own home.

Initially it was straightforward to make the will, with everything left to our remaining partner, then to our children equally. Although when we eventually received our copy of the will from the solicitor, it seemed quite complicated, with lots of legal jargon.

Luckily our older daughter no longer needs financial help, we feel the need to update our will, taking account of changing circumstances. However, it's difficult to decide what to do. Do we leave more to our remaining child at home, or would that be unfair to our older child?

My husband and I have discussed this but are uncertain what exactly to do. Whether to wait a few years until our son is older or change our will now to reflect current circumstances? We are aware we need to change the will, and need to decide what we're going to do.

We don't have one and as we are unmarried with children we really should but it's just something that gets pushed to one side and forgotten about.

We don't have wills yet (I'm 32, dh is 29), although I think we really should, and it's something we have discussed recently. It's something we will definitely be putting in place within the next six months, and I'll feel so much better once it's done. You never know what's round the corner.

We still haven't got one - it just seems to be a thing that never gets to the top of the 'to do' list.

I don't have a will yet.... But thanks to this thread I will get on it ASAP

I haven't made one. Have no experience ;o

we have a will but out of date as moved since then, but its finding the time to sort it out

My partner and I did our wills some years ago and having legal advice at the time was imperative - particularly surrounding issues relating to exs and step children. Now need to re-do ours as family has grown - but the cost is delaying things! Very important but also a considerable expense/

It's a really straightforward process, and peace of mind once it was done, knowing that I have written down exactly what I want.

It's something that my husband and I have never really addressed but this thread has definitely prompted us too now, considering we have got three children.

We made our will about 6 years ago when we purchased our second business - it was quite complicated due to working out what would happen to the business if we were not here and obviously the children would not be old enough to take it on. It forced us to have some really frank discussions about what would happen to everything - and most importantly the children - who we would entrust them to. We did discuss it with our families - to make sure they were comfortable with what we would ask of them if the situation did occur.

I don't have a will yet, it's not something I have really thought of doing yet. I think I will start looking into getting one now thought.

We were planning on writing ours this summer but it hasn't happened yet. We hound it hard to decide where we would send the children if the worst happened to both of us, but we have decided now - just need to get round to writing it!

No I haven't got one but I need to do one. I am never sure where to start there is no real guidance

I'm a solicitor so know the importance of having a will. I have had once since in was 29 years old. It's now just a case of periodically considering if any amendments are required.