Unsigned Will

[Wendy123!]

I have an unsigned draft of my Will. I and my Executors/Beneficiaries are not happy with a lot of the content. The Will is a free Will to be paid for by a charity. The Solicitor says the Will needs to to be drafted in this way to make it watertight. If I refuse to sign it could I be charged for it?

[Pezza54]

Hi Wendy
Welcome to LB

Not if it is a free will, unless you agreed to pay for it.
There is a difference between watertight wording and the actual content of a will
Are you able to elaborate on the content the executors/beneficiaries are unhappy with?

[atticus]

Have you explained your concerns to the solicitor and asked him to explain his advice?

It is often said that you get what you pay for!

[Wendy123!]

Hi Wendy
Welcome to LB

Not if it is a free will, unless you agreed to pay for it.
There is a difference between watertight wording and the actual content of a will
Are you able to elaborate on the content the executors/beneficiaries are unhappy with?

Thanks for your response. It is complicated to understand. There is stuff relating to investments, trustees - unrestricted power, stocks, investments, securities, trustees etc. I am unsure what I am agreeing to and feel very uncomfortable about signing it. My daughter, the sole beneficiary, is also unhappy and unclear about the contents. My niece agreed to act as Executor should my daughter pre-decease me, but she is unhappy with agreeing to take over what would need to do within a month of my death if my daughter did not do it I did explain that I just wanted it to clearly and transparently say that my daughter receives all proceeds and is to give 1,000 to eight named animal charities. Do I have to sign it in it's present format and what will happen if I don't?

[atticus]

Whether to sign the will is a matter for you: you do not have to sign it.

If you do not sign this document either your previous will stands as your will, or if there is no previous will you will continue not to have a will.

[Wendy123!]

Whether to sign the will is a matter for you: you do not have to sign it.

If you do not sign this document either your previous will stands as your will, or if there is no previous will you will continue not to have a will.

Thank you so much for your advice and help with this matter.