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10/09/2009
Importance of wills emphasised |
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The importance of making a will has been emphasised by a campaigner seeking to get the residents of a hospice to make arrangements for the disposal of their estates.
From September 21st to 25th the Hospice of the Good Shepherd in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, will be running a week-long programme to encourage will drafting, fundraiser Carmel Edwards told the Ellesmere Port Pioneer.
"Very often people don't see any urgency about the issue of wills, when in fact it is extremely important and can make a huge difference to the lives of those left behind," she stated.
Those living in London wishing to make a will can speak to Westminster solicitors and Ealing solicitors about the subject.
People who have wills already may need to take action to change them in the light of life changes, it was recently stated.
Worcester-based solicitor Dawn Oliver was quoted by the Berrow Journal last month as saying: "Many of those people who have made a will don't remember to update it, for example on marriage or divorce or having come into money."
Written by Laurence Smith
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