AUTUMN 2019
CONTENTS
FEATURES
02
A LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
04
DO YOU HAVE AN LPA
IN PLACE FOR YOUR
BUSINESS?
Have you ever heard of the terms
Commercial LPA or Business
LPA? Well you will be interested
to know that there is actually no
such thing as either document.
08
THE EFFECT OF
DIVORCE ON YOUR
WILL
Did you know that divorce or the
dissolution of a civil partnership
has an effect on your Will?
10
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU
DIE WITHOUT MAKING A
WILL?
Statistics show that over half of
the UK population die without
making a valid Will and 5.4 million
people don’t know how to make
one.
14
WEIRD WILLS: HAVING
THE LAST LAUGH
Here’s a look at some odd bequests
drawn both from our own personal
experience and famous people’s
well-known wishes.
16
ABOUT SWW TRUST
CORPORATION
17
EXECUTORSHIP
18
LASTING POWERS OF
ATTORNEY
We will look at the big four social
media platforms and how they can
be managed on your death.
20
GUARDIANSHIPS: ARE
THEY WORTH IT?
22
TIPS FOR THE
RELUCTANT EXECUTOR
26
THE FINAL WORD FROM
CO-OP FUNERALCARE
the society of will writers
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