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Use our Joint Will Template to easily create a pair of Mirror Wills.

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With our Joint Will template you can create two Mirror Wills easily and affordably. Get peace of mind in knowing you are using a Solicitor drafted template.

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Joint Wills

Joint Wills or Mirror Wills as they are also commonly known are used by a husband and wife or partners who wish to leave everything to each other, or to each other and their children.

This version of our standard Will template is customised to suit people who wish to create a pair of identical Wills. Our Will template can be used over and over again so if you or your partner wish to create a new Will at any time in the future you can do so without incurring the cost of purchasing a new Will. Our online document storage facility means you can edit and store your Wills online.

A Joint Will or Mirror Will is generally used by a husband, wife or partner. Using this Will, almost identical Wills can be created leaving everything to each other respectively, for example. When each partner dies, their property and assets shall go to any children they have. If there are no children, then any property and assets shall pass to a named beneficiary who is to receive such items in accordance with their Wills.  In essence, the Joint Will is two separate legal documents containing similar content. It is common in this instance for each partner to be the others executor and sole beneficiary.

It is not uncommon for people to remarry. Usually, unless stated in the Will otherwise, a Will containing gifts for an ex partner, for example, you have not changed your Will since your marriage or civil partnership was annulled, shall be automatically cancelled as though that person had died and was unable to receive such a gift. 

Already it has been discussed what a Joint Will is and how it can be used. To help answer your needs further we will examine an example. A Joint Will or Mirror Will is usually going to leave everything to the spouse. The Joint Will states if the spouse dies before or at the same time as the creator of the Will then the property will go to the next person named in the Will, typically the child or children.

However, in some instances the spouse creating one part of the Joint Will may just leave everything to a child or children. When this happens the estate will be tied up until the other spouse has passed on. This can be a negative issue for the person earning the estate. They cannot take possession until the other person with whom the Joint Will was created has passed away. Usually a spouse only leaves property to children if they are no longer married, but still retain joint holdings.

For example a father may allow the mother of his children to live in the house he owns and upon his passing it is stated in the Joint Will the mother can remain there until she passes away and then the property shall go to the child. Joint Wills are typically confusing because they are Mirror Wills or can leave the estate in limbo for a while. This is one reason many decide to go with the Single Will to make it easier on those that are left behind.

When you have a Will you must make sure you update it if something needs to be changed. In other words if a divorce, death, or other issue arises you need to keep your Will up to date to ensure your final wishes can be carried out and to make it easier on those you leave behind.