The importance of naming guardians in a Will

With the rise in the numbers of single parents in the United Kingdom over the last few year along with more complex family set-ups, more Will writing solicitors in North Wales and beyond are urging people to name a guardian for their children in their Will.

It has been estimated that more than half of all adults in the UK who have children under the age of eighteen have not named a legal guardian in their Will. Will Aid is just one of the charities urging parents of young people to think about adding information to their Wills detailing who should care for their offspring if they die. In most cases, when a parent or both parents die without appointing a guardian, the court will decide who the children live with. This can obviously make an already deeply distressing and scary time for all involved even worse, if the court makes a decision that isn’t beneficial for the child.

Wills solicitors in North Wales have been urging their patrons to consider revisiting their Wills in order to update them with information about their chosen guardian. In recent years, the people most often appointed as a guardian are grandparents, though they do not have automatic rights unless named in the Will, highlighting the importance of having an appointed person or persons.

Pick up the phone today and phone us here at Bennett Smith Solicitors so you can discuss your options of naming possible guardians for your children in your Will.