Will Kit's in Scotland, are they worth it?

Many Scot's still believe that you need a solicitor in order to write your Will, this is a myth, it's false. The truth is that anybody can write their own Will without a solicitor even if it's written on a scrap piece of paper, provided it contains all the correct legal terms and is read & witnessed correctly.

Scottish Will law is slightly different from the rest of the UK, here's how:

If you reside in Scotland, you must adhere to a few extra rules when writing your Will. These are as follows:

1st - If you have a spouse and/or children, they have prior rights to inherit. This means then when you are writing your Will, you must ensure that your spouse is set to inherit one third (33.3%) of your entire estate if you have children or one half (50%) of your estate if you don't have children and the same applies with children, they are entitled to one third divided equally between them (33.3%) if you do have a spouse, or one half (50%) if you have no spouse. This means you cannot exclude them from your Will.

2nd - You only need to have one independent witness as opposed to two like the rest of the UK, although there is no harm in having two witnesses.

3rd - In England, Wales & Northern Ireland, you need to reach an age of majority (18 years old) in order to be legally able to write your Last Will and Testament. In Scotland you are able to write your Will from the age of 12 years old, although it doesn't happen very often.

So what does this mean. Well, this means that you can write your own Will with any UK based Will Kit, there is no need for any specific Will Kit that is advertised as Scottish. All you need to do is ensure that you adhere to those laws required in Scotland whilst your writing your Will with a Will Kit. Will Kit Scotland.

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