Recorded Webinar: Statutory Wills: Capturing Intention When Capacity is Lost

When a client no longer has capacity, assisting them to obtain a statutory will may be advisable. This session looks at different circumstances in which a statutory will is appropriate and includes:

• Evidence of expressions of testamentary wishes and prior wills – necessary evidence in granting a statutory will

• Family provision claims and their relevance to statutory wills

• Pre-emptive capacity – what are the tests and what difference does it make to the process?

• Costs and statutory wills – do they always come out of the incapacitated ’s estate?

• Is there a duty on practitioners to suggest the making of a statutory will?

• Recent cases