A Mirrored Will is when a couple want to make almost identical Wills leaving everything to each other respectively and thereafter to the children, or where there are no children, to a named beneficiary.

They must be individual Wills, so in effect they are separate legal documents with similar content. The respective partners usually become both sole beneficiary and sole executor to each other.

When writing a Mirror Will in this way it is essential to add at least one extra executor and beneficiary to each Will to safeguard the estate in the event that both should die together. The second executor and beneficiary can be the same person in both Wills, or you may choose to have different executors.

What is a Trust

There are various definitions as to what a trust is but in simple terms a trust is a means of arranging property for the benefit of an individual whilst placing control of it with another party (known as the trustee).

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A Trust can help protect the children from ‘sideways disinheritance’. It can also offer some protection from the community care liability whereby properties are sold to pay for care costs. Indicate which testators’ beneficiary they are: First, Second or Both.

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