_edited.jpg)
Services
03. Will Custody Services
Why You Should Store Your Will
The difficult part of contemplating the image of death and its aftermath is over. Your wishes are now clearly set out and your loved ones are well-provided for in your will. But there is still one final step.
​
In order for your will to be properly executed, your executor must possess or have access to your will to apply to the Family Justice Courts for Grant of Probate. Therefore, it is important to safely store your will and ensure it is available to your executor.
What You Need To Consider
Safety is the foremost consideration in deciding where to store your will. It has to be kept in a safe place where it cannot be easily tampered with or destroyed. A tampered will could have illegitimate corrections, smudged ink and even torn pages. This may result in dreaded legal contests over the validity of your will. It is also important that it is accessible to your executor when you pass on.
​
Surprisingly, many people do not take adequate care in storing their will and simply leave it at home. Not only can your will be easily misplaced, it may even be accidentally destroyed under unforeseen circumstances. For instance, your domestic helper may even have accidentally thrown away your will without your knowledge. Also, your executor may have to conduct a search of your home for the will which takes up a lot of unnecessary time and resources.
Thankfully, there are other options to store your will today.
​
At Adv Legacy, we provide will custody service options that keep your will in a safe and secure environment. We offer the service of keeping a digital copy and then keeping the original will in a fire and waterproof vault. This prevents tampering and forgery.
