It’s not only important to make a Will - you need to keep it up
to date!
Moving house, having a baby, becoming grandparents, retiring,
getting married or divorced …
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMETHING WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Making a Will is one of the most important things you can do to
safeguard your family and ensure that after death YOUR wishes
are carried out. Making a Will means your loved ones will be secure.
It also allows you to mark special friendships and provides and
opportunity to remember your favourite charity.
We recognise that sometimes it gets difficult to keep ‘digging
deep into your pocket’ these days, but one way in which you can
help us – at no cost to yourself now – would be to leave a gift
in your Will.
If your Will is fully up to date there is a way in which you can
include a gift to your local Hospice without re-writing your Will,
and that is by adding what is called a Codicil. This is a separate
document which adds to an existing Will. You could either instruct
your Solicitor to do this, or complete the Hospice’s Codicil form. Never alter an existing Will by hand or you may invalidate it!
If you need to know more about writing your Will, we have a free
Will Making Guide and copies of the Codicil form available.
We have recently updated our Solicitors’ Directory which contains
full contact details of 70 Solicitors who support the Hospice
– some offering Hospice donors a discount for writing a Will.
For further information, please contact Judith Bell, our Legacy
Officer, on 01270 876573 or e-mail judithbell@dmhospice.org.uk.
