Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 40319
Wills: Older People
Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025
Question
Warinder Juss
Labour — Wolverhampton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards exist for (a) vulnerable and (b) elderly people when (i) wills and (ii) codicils are prepared for them.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesThere are various safeguards in statute (principally the Wills Act 1837) and the common law in relation to the making of wills and codicils. The law requires that a testator must have the necessary testamentary capacity to make a will, and for that will t...
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