Generous : November is Write Your Will Month

November is Write Your Will Month

You may not be planning to die any time soon, but then few of us ever are. But it’s a well-established fact that the best html comment time to sort out your worldly affairs and make a will, is while you are still alive.

November, as it happens, is Will Aid Month when solicitors across the UK waive their fees for drawing up your will in exchange for a donation to charities like ActionAid, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, Help the Aged, NSPCC, Save the Children UK, Sightsavers International, SCIAF and Trocaire.

Last time they had a Will Aid month, in 2006, over 40,000 people enquired about the scheme, and those who went on to make a Will raised an enormous amount of money for the nine Will Aid charities. Over £5.2m was pledged in legacies to the Will Aid charities in just a few weeks.

‘Making a Will is straightforward, simple and an important way of protecting your family for the future.’ (It says here…) ’But many people die without having made a Will. When this happens, any belongings are distributed according to the laws of intestacy – a detailed impersonal set of rules that dictate where the money goes. By publicising the importance of making a Will, the campaign is helping people look after their own families as well as helping families in need around the world.

‘Solicitors will draw up a basic Will free of charge. In return for this service, the solicitors hope the Will Aid client will donate to the Will Aid charities the fee they would normally charge. The suggested donation level is £75 for a single Will, £110 for mirror Wills and £40 for a codicil. If there is additional work involved, for example estate planning, solicitors may charge their normal fee for the work.’

Find out how to assign your worldly wealth and spread a little more love in the meantime here.

Click here to commit to this as an action now.

Click here for the Red Cross Scheme as one example.