When you travel for holiday or business trips, do your loved ones know the location of your legal WILL?

Even today, as you commute to and from work, do they know where to find your last WILL and testament?

Solicitors worldwide will tell you that a significant percentage of last WILLs (whether DIY WILLs or written by a WILL solicitor), are NOT executed because they CANNOT be found.

Too often people simply forget or procrastinate to inform their loved ones about their last WILL and testament location. It is even more so when the legal WILL's location has changed because they lived abroad or moved to other state.

Sometimes, even those who have communicated the whereabouts of their legal WILL find that their loved ones may have forgotten where it is kept (as years pass).

With time and sometimes, the grief and stress of loss can cause loved ones to forget. What happens next defeats the purpose of having created a last WILL and testament.

To resolve your estate, the government will decide how your assets are to be distributed. The result is unlikely to be desirable and may cause unnecessary stress, unhappiness and ill feelings among family members and/or beneficiaries.

It is even worse if your last WILL finally appears after the government has distributed your assets; the consequences are even more disastrous for your beloved family members, as the assets allocated by the government may differ greatly from what was stated in your last WILL and testament.

So, how to protect your legal WILL?

The easiest and most cost effective way is to register your last WILL location with an EASY-TO-REMEMBER WILL registry. And communicate to your loved ones to check the WILL registry when the time comes.

Remember: knowing where your last WILL is located differs from knowing the contents of the WILL. One must be communicated, while the other may be kept confidential.

Writing a WILL is just the beginning.
What's even more important is to communicate the latest WILL location to your loved ones!