if you want to leave property to a transgender person you must seek advice as you might have to refer to the person in their acquired gender, not their birth gender. of subsequent incapacitation. This Living Will, which must be signed whilst you are mentally competent, is a document setting out the circumstances under which you would not want to receive life-prolonging medical treatment if you became seriously ill in the future and were incapable of making your own health care decisions. Your will has to be witnessed. In England and Wales, you must have two witnesses over 18. In Scotland, you need one over 16. If you want to include digital assets in your Will, for example, music and text, social media accounts, online photograph albums, or online gaming identities, you can make a list of how to access all of these accounts. You may need specialist legal help as there could be issues, for example, if an online account is being held in the US and is not covered by Scottish executory law.

If the said dies before me, becomes unable to act or declines office I appoint of , to be my executor. It also includes options for giving gifts to minors by passing the gift directly to a parent or by creating a trust shall have the fullest powers exercisable by them as if they were absolute owners and not executors; If an executor dies, any other surviving executor(s) can deal with the estate. If there are no surviving executors, legal advice should be sought.you wish to make provision for a dependant who is unable to care for themselves, for example a trust

If you get married in Scotland with a will already in place, your marriage will have no effect on the will’s validity, although it is advised that you review your will when going through such a life-changing event. Your new spouse will also acquire certain “legal rights” to your moveable estate, regardless of the terms of your will (discussed below).In the case that a person has not written a will before their passing, their administrator will distribute their estate according to the intestacy rules. In this scenario, a spouse, children and/or other close blood relatives automatically inherit the assets, but this can exclude people like unmarried partners, friends, stepchildren, and charities. If you wish to be fully in control of where your assets and estate go once you die, it is advisable to draft a will. You can then have the peace of mind that your loved ones will receive what you intend and avoid disputes. What should I do with the original copy of my will? a widowed grandparent, leaving your estate to your adult children and to your grandchildren (perhaps on trust because one or more is under 18 years old), or You might want to change your will because there has been a change of circumstances. You must not do this by amending the original will yourself after it has been signed and witnessed. Any obvious alterations to the will are assumed to have been made at a later date, do not form part of the original legally valid will, and can mean expensive legal proceedings to find out which is the valid will. My executor or executors are hereafter referred to as “my Executors” or “my Trustees” as the context so requires. It's important to think carefully when you choose executors because their job involves a lot of work and responsibility. You should always ask someone first if you're thinking of appointing them as an executor in your will. If they don't want to be named as an executor in your will, they can refuse.