• Home
  • Articles
    • Front Page
    • General Interest
    • Snippets
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Council Comments
  • Competitions
  • Our Community
    • Our People
    • Question of the Week
    • Jobs in the Central West
    • Be Seen
    • What’s On
  • Features
    • Rural Round Up
    • My Place
    • Loving Local Living
    • Wellness Wise
    • Just a Short Drive
    • Real Estate
  • Sports
    • Bowls
    • Cricket
    • Equestrian
    • Footy Tips
    • Golf
    • Netball
    • Rugby League
    • Rugby Union
    • Soccer
    • Touch Football
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Page
    • Advertise with us
    • Testimonials
    • Submit an Article
    • Subscribe to the Forbes Phoenix

Forbes Phoenix

You are here: Home / Articles / Changing Your Will

Changing Your Will

September 20, 2018 By editor

A will is a testamentary document. This means it takes effect upon your death. It appoints an executor (a person who administers and distributes your assets) and makes bequests (distributes your assets among beneficiaries). A will remains valid until it is cancelled by you or if you marry after the will was made.

Nothing is ever set in concrete, and thus, your will should be a living document. It should be changed or updated as circumstances change.

The rules are slightly different in the several states, so you should get legal advice if you want to make such a will.

You can cancel your will at any time provided you are of sound mind. This can be done in many ways, some of the main ones are:

• You make a valid new will. By law this revokes prior wills when the new terms contradict the old.

• You make a valid new will and expressly revoke the old one

• You destroy your will with the intention of revoking it.

Estate planning is an area of the law of great family importance. We at Matthews Williams are able to give you competent professional advice on all estate planning matters. If we can assist you on any legal issue, feel free to contact me or one of our solicitors or call into our office for an appointment.

By Allen Duggan

Senior Solicitor

Filed Under: Articles, General Interest

Latest Print Editions

Click here to download the recent issue (277) of The Forbes Phoenix (1.7MB) – 5th March 2021 

STAY CONNECTED

The Forbes Phoenix would like to thank you, our Facebook friends, for your continued support and readership!

Central West Rural Round Up Booklet

Click here to download the Central West Rural Round Up Booklet

SEARCH THE PHOENIX

Recent Articles

  • Phoenix Welcomes New Sales Rep March 5, 2021
  • Snippets March 5, 2021
  • Netball News March 5, 2021
  • NSW Governor Visits CUC Parkes March 5, 2021
  • Forbes Council Takes Big Steps On More Social Housing March 5, 2021

CONTACT THE PHOENIX

Postal Address
PO Box 203

Canowindra NSW 2804

Editorial
editor@forbesphoenix.com.au

Sales Phone – 02 6344 1846 or 0477 309 807
sales@forbesphoenix.com.au

phone: (02) 6344 1846

View our Privacy Policy.
View our Conflict Resolution Process.
View our Ethics and Complaints Policy.
Want to advertise with us?
Information on our Community Promotions.

Submit an Article

We are always looking for new articles of interest to the local community.

Please feel free to submit an article for possible inclusion in a future issue.

To submit an article, click here to use our online article submission form.

Receive The Phoenix via Email

* indicates required

Copyright © 2021 · Website setup by WebSysMan