Wills & Power of Attorney

Planning for later life is sensible, and could prove invaluable for the security and well-being of your loved ones.

It can protect your spouse and family and ensure that your wishes are upheld upon your death. Making a Will or drafting a Power of Attorney can feel daunting and sombre, but their lasting effects can greatly aid your family in managing your estate during a traumatic time.

Our advisers work closely with clients on a daily basis to produce Wills and Powers of Attorney for the management of complex assets affairs including properties, family businesses, and the interests of step-families, as well as more straightforward estates.

You do not need to worry about how to go about making a Will or drafting a Power of Attorney. Our approachable and friendly legal experts know this can be an emotive thing to do and will take you through a series of questions and scenarios, which will allow them to produce a range of options for you to select from. From there your Will and/or Power of Attorney will be prepared in draft for you to consider.

For Wills this will include:

• What would happen if you were to die without a Will?
• Your executors
• Legal rights of spouses and children
• Cohabiting couples
• Step families
• Children
• Charitable giving and legacies
• Inheritance tax planning
• Funeral wishes
• How to plan for changing circumstances

For Powers of Attorney this will include:

• When a Power of Attorney may be needed due to health or travel reasons
• Why you should prepare a Power of Attorney
• Understanding capacity
• Who should be your attorney
• Different types of attorney
• When does it come into force?

Morton Fraser was awarded, Private Client Team of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards 2010 and Conveyancing Firm of the Year at the Law Awards of Scotland 2009.

What our clients say:

It is a long time since we dealt with such a professional, commercial and pragmatic firm. You always made common sense prevail. Leslie Farrar, Treasurer to HRH The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall

What the legal directories say:

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Contact us:

Robin Morton, Partner

telephone: 0131 247 1313

email: robin.morton@morton-fraser.com