Ask a solicitor: The biggest mistakes people make when drafting a will
A Will must comply with certain legal formalities in order to be valid, writes rural solicitor Karen Walsh.
Dear Karen,Â
I have been thinking for a while now that I really should make a will, but every time I start reading about it I close the page again because it all seems so intimidating.Â
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