MYTH:
“It’s too expensive to have a lawyer make my Will.”
FACTS:
- Typically the fees for preparing a Will are similar to on accountant’s fees for preparing and lodging a personal tax return – with the benefit that a Will doesn’t always need to be reviewed every year while a tax return does.
- Wills in South Australia can be surprisingly inexpensive, especially if a husband and wife
prepare one at the same time.
- The real expense would be dying without a valid and up to date Will, creating a financial nightmare for your loved ones.
- Any mistakes you make with DIY Will kits won’t become known until you’re gone and it’s too late to fix them. Almost everything the family will have to do then is more expensive.
- By investing a small amount now, you may save your family thousands of dollars and many hours of frustration and aggravation later.
- Every adult Australian needs a Will, and even if your affairs are straightforward, it is very important that your Will be properly prepared, and is made to work as part of a modern integrated estate plan.
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Author: Rod Genders
https://www.genders.com.au/ Rod Genders is a senior Australian lawyer specialising in Wills and Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Trusts and Guardianship and Inheritance Claims and Contested Estates in South Australia. His boutique specialist law firm, which was founded on 1848, is one of the oldest and most respected in Australia. Rod is an international author and speaker. Rod is the 3rd generation of Genders in the law and has been practising specialised law since the mid 80’s. For over 10 years he served on the Council of the Law Society of South Australia and is a senior member of its Succession Law Committee. For 8 years Rod was a founding committee member of the South Australian branch of the London-based Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and was the founding Chair of the international STEP Digital Assets Special Interest Group. For over 25 years Rod has chaired a private committee enquiring into the affairs of protected persons. He is a member of the Law Council of Australia, a member of the Notaries Society of South Australia and an associate member of the American Bar Association.
