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If I wanted to change my will so that everything I own in their entirety went to one person, how would I word it?
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a will which does what you want is the same as my fathers:
I John Smith of Beaminster in the county of Dorset hereby revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last will. I appoint Jane Smith my wife to be my executrix to whom I devise and bequeath the whole of my estate absolutely.
In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand this day of two thousand and eleven.
Signed by the said John Smith as and for his last will in the presence of us both presence at the same time who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
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NB witness 1 or 2 cannot be Jane Smith
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I John Smith of Beaminster in the county of Dorset hereby revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last will. I appoint Jane Smith my wife to be my executrix to whom I devise and bequeath the whole of my estate absolutely.
In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand this day of two thousand and eleven.
Signed by the said John Smith as and for his last will in the presence of us both presence at the same time who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
Witness 1
Witness 2
NB witness 1 or 2 cannot be Jane Smith
witness
I used to write wills for a living and (apart from the need to expand the date to read 'this eleventh day of December in the year two thousand and eleven', and to include the full address of John Smith) I'm confident that PP's draft would suffice.
However I'd prefer to see a specific reference included to state what should happen if the intended beneficiary was to die before you (or, for example, to die in the same road accident). So, after 'absolutely', I'd add something like 'subject to the proviso that the said John Smith shall survive me for a period of thirty days. If John Smith does not survive me for such period . . . [as required]'.
Chris
However I'd prefer to see a specific reference included to state what should happen if the intended beneficiary was to die before you (or, for example, to die in the same road accident). So, after 'absolutely', I'd add something like 'subject to the proviso that the said John Smith shall survive me for a period of thirty days. If John Smith does not survive me for such period . . . [as required]'.
Chris
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