Published on: 7th December 2020

Signing and storing your Will

Once you have decided to have a Will created it is important to have it signed and stored correctly. You should read over your Will just before signing it so that you are sure it reflects your wishes. If you and your spouse/partner are signing your Wills at the same time then check you are signing your Will and not your spouse's or partner's Will by mistake.

You will need two independent witnesses. They should not be related to you and not related to anyone benefiting from your Will. You should date and sign your Will in front of your two independent witnesses. Then they should each sign your Will to show that they witnessed you signing your Will. The three of you should be together throughout the process.

You then need to store your Will somewhere safe and preferably in a fire-resistant environment. Casey & Associates offers a number of options concerning signing and storage: 

Signing your Will

There are a number of options :

• Two members of Casey & Associates can visit you and can act as your witnesses (subject to Covid 19 restrictions)

OR

• You can visit the offices of Casey & Associates and two members of Casey & Associates can act as your witnesses (subject to Covid 19 restrictions)

OR

• You can arrange your own signing and then send your Will to Casey & Associates so that it can be checked that the signing was carried out correctly

OR

• You can arrange your own signing and opt for the signing not to be checked by Casey & Associates (we do not recommend this option)

It is most important that you carry out the signing process correctly. An error might lead to your Will being rejected by the probate court.

Storing your Will

• You can opt for Casey & Associates to store your Will. If you select this service we scan the Will before placing it into our fire resistant storage facility and then either email or post you a copy of the signed Will

OR

• You can opt to store your Will if you wish. If you do please make sure that it is stored in a fire resistant environment

You need to make sure that your executors know where your Will is stored. You can read more about why will storage is so important in our previous article.

If you would advice on these topics please contact our friendly team on 01732 868190 or click here.

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Our Covid-19 policy is now that if you wish to give instructions or require general information about our Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney or Trusts then we will carry out a telephone or Zoom appointment. However, if you wish to give instructions to one of our Consultants and you feel that you can only do this at a Face to Face meeting we are offering, at our Consultant’s discretion, a limited number of Face to Face appointments in most of the areas we normally cover (subject to Government advice). To see the areas we normally cover please click here. To arrange an appointment please telephone 01732 868190 or click here.

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