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

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EmmaMumsnet · 05/09/2017 17:21

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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Tell Co-op Legal Services about your experiences with making a will - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED
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gd2011 · 08/09/2017 16:19

We do have a will. It saves on any arguments if we die.

glenka · 08/09/2017 16:30

It's something I've not really given much thought to, it's probably a good idea to start thinking about it.

sammylea80 · 08/09/2017 16:35

I don't have one yet, but I really must look into it. My brother and his wife recently made me guardian of their children if anything happens.

AnimalAddict · 08/09/2017 16:36

I have yet to do one but I plan to :)

lizd31 · 08/09/2017 16:49

I have a will at the moment but I need to change it as circumstances have changed. It's very important for everyone to make a will, especially people with children to make sure that the right people will get custody of their children if anything were to happen to them

frances93 · 08/09/2017 16:53

Although myself and my husband don't have a will in place at the moment I think we seriously need to consider one, as our little girl is due in 3 weeks time. A legal document to make sure she will be looked after properly should anything happen to us, not something to be taken lightly and will need to be discussed at length.

mooota1514 · 08/09/2017 16:58

Has been on the to do list for the last 10 years. Spoken a lot about it with DH but no action as yet. Every year when Make a will month comes round where lawyers will assist for a charitable contribution the intention is there but somehow its ended by the time i get round to making that phone call. Some of the delay is because we can't decide on Guardians.

sophiefx · 08/09/2017 17:15

I don't have a will but am planning on doing so as I have just given birth to my first daughter. It will be nice to at least legally have something for her in the case that something happens to me.

stefalfie11 · 08/09/2017 17:28

Neither of us have one but it is something that we definitely need to start looking into because you never know what will happen. It's a case of not really knowing where to start with us I think so we just keep putting it off and putting it off but we need to start being more proactive.

DinosaurSex · 08/09/2017 17:31

This is something we haven't got in place yet as we couldn't decide who would look after our son if we passed - but now we've decided we must really look at getting one put in place

MimiJoy · 08/09/2017 17:42

I've set up a mirror will with my husband, which also details funeral arrangements. We arranged this when we got married 7 years ago through a solicitor.

daniel1996 · 08/09/2017 18:02

This is something myself and my OH did last year, to give us peace of mind that our children would be looked after by the family members we chose (after discussing with them and agreeing) to keep our home in trust for them, and that any pensions from my workplace would be looked after by the executor, until my children need it, but leaving a direction for it to be used for their education and living expenses. The will has been lodged with my solicitor, we hope never to have it used, but at least we have the peace of mind we need.

maryandbuzz1 · 08/09/2017 18:03

We completed a WILL after we had our son. We asked family members about looking after our son if something dreadful happened and we both died. After family circumstances changed we update it.....and are now realising as our son is older that we need to update again.

Lisapaige24 · 08/09/2017 18:16

We have discussed making a will but still haven't gotten around to it but we definitely will as we have just found out some news which me and my husband were unaware of so it's a big priority for us now

emmav6 · 08/09/2017 18:21

i still haven't done one :( wouldn't know where to start & don't want to spend a fortune making one. we have no one that could be guardians except my parents

towser44 · 08/09/2017 18:22

In all honesty, despite working in Financial Services and reading about this all the time, I still haven't written a will. I really must do with having a young family.

vonniebab2 · 08/09/2017 18:23

We did have done a will many years ago, I do need to update it a few things has changed in recent years

finleypop · 08/09/2017 18:23

It is important, but I havn't got around to it yet. This will prompt me to get it done

WowOoo · 08/09/2017 18:30

We did ours at the same time as a family member who asked if we could be guardians of their children if anything was to happen. It was a push we needed.
They really talked us through everything and made us think about some tricky things (who will inherit what). It's nice it's been discussed while we are all still alive and happy and in agreement!

sm2012 · 08/09/2017 18:40

My husband and I keep saying we must get our wills done but whnever I've looked into it it all seems so confusing and I'm not sure what we need.

Ferryfairy · 08/09/2017 18:52

We took advice from our solicitor as we are a blended family with 8 (adult) children between us. Two properties. It's complicated and would leave them with a nightmare scenario without professionally drawn up documents.

CopperPan · 08/09/2017 18:54

We got our wills done shortly before DS1 was born. It was one of the things that was important for us to be organised about, as obviously we care about providing for our loved ones if the worst happens. The most difficult thing was sorting out our wishes for what should happen to the dc if both of us were to die - we have family members who are willing to step in but it is a big ask for them.

AWholeLottaRosie · 08/09/2017 19:10

Ashamed to say it's on our 'must do' list and has been for about twenty years!

taojerng · 08/09/2017 19:19

I keep meaning to do one but keep putting it off. My father who's 70 keeps saying that he has to do his!

keshimonster · 08/09/2017 19:25

we have no will but will draw one up soon