Court case highlights importance of using a Solicitor for your Will

Although Will writing solicitors in North Wales have always emphasised the importance of using legal professionals when making a Will, a recent legal case has helped to reinforce this message.

This example also involves using the role of mental capacity tests.

The case in question relates to the case of a lady called Mary Barbara Wadge. She died in 2018, and her Will outlined how she wished her estate to be divided.

Her main points stated that she wanted one daughter to receive the bulk of her assets, one son to receive a smaller portion and her other daughter was to receive nothing.

The contents of Wadge’s Will prompted the daughter who was excluded to challenge it for several reasons, including her mother’s lack of mental capacity – and the accusation that the daughter who received the most exerted undue influence over their mother. The judge overseeing this matter concluded that when Wadge wrote her Will, she did have the mental capacity and that, in actual fact, there was no undue influence over her decision making with regards to dividing up her possessions.

The conclusion of this case demonstrates the importance of using Will solicitors in North Wales, who can testify to the mental capacity and ability of the testator to make their own decisions.

Here at Bennett Smith Solicitors, we can provide the expertise and experience you need to make your Will. Contact us now to make an appointment.