Peter Crosland wrote:

Whilst I agree it can happen the length of time since the will was drawn up
makes it a distinct possibility that there is a later will. Proving that
there is not another is going to be time consuming and probably costly. Even
if there are is a signed copy it is not an easy process. It acts as a
warning to people that they not only need to make a will but also make sure
the location is known to more than on person.

Our solicitors store our wills (no charge); they took copies for us and
stamped them to show the address where the originals can be found. Any
further photocopies carry this as well, of course. I assumed this was
normal behaviour.

--
David

Anthony R. Gold wrote:

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:50:06 +0100, Martin Bonner
wrote:

I don't think its true that "most people" would have made a new will
after 25 years. My partner and I haven't changed our wills for at
least twelve years, and there is only one thing that is likely to
cause us to change them for the rest of our lives (we might marry).

If you do marry then you really must make a new Will, even if
identical to what you have now, because the existing one will have
become revoked.

Tony

you dont need to make a new will your solicitor can add a codicil to
the will for you and you just have to sign and witness it

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On Aug 27, 9:35 pm, "steve robinson"
wrote:
Anthony R. Gold wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:50:06 +0100, Martin Bonner
wrote:

I don't think its true that "most people" would have made a new will
after 25 years. My partner and I haven't changed our wills for at
least twelve years, and there is only one thing that is likely to
cause us to change them for the rest of our lives (we might marry).

If you do marry then you really must make a new Will, even if
identical to what you have now, because the existing one will have
become revoked.

Tony

you dont need to make a new will your solicitor can add a codicil to
the will for you and you just have to sign and witness it

I don't need a solicitor to do that. We can write the codicil
ourselves. BUT I don't really see the point of codicils these days.
When you had a will that ran to 15 pages written with a quill pen, I
can see the point of adding a brief note "delete the legacy to my
ungrateful niece" (or whatever). But once the typewriter and copy-
typist came into existance, one can just as well write the whole thing
out again.