This article was written by Grace Blake Solicitor and Nancy Wang Principal Solicitor at W & G Lawyers.
Each year the Queensland Public Trustee runs Wills Week to encourage Queenslanders to stop and think about their will. This year’s Wills Week ran from 7 to 13 September under the theme “Life changes, so should your Will”. A will is not a document you sign once and forget.
The Public Trustee’s latest research found that fewer than half of Queenslanders aged between 40 and 60 have a will. Among Queenslanders over 65 who do have one, around one in three have never updated it. An out-of-date will could leave out the people who matter most to you now, or name an executor who can no longer act.
This article walks through the moments in life when your will deserves a fresh look.
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