{"id":14106,"date":"2024-06-04T11:22:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/burdekin.org.au\/?p=14106"},"modified":"2024-06-06T00:44:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T00:44:48","slug":"wills-bequests-and-legacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/burdekin.org.au\/wills-bequests-and-legacies\/","title":{"rendered":"Wills, bequests and legacies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This month we want to talk about wills, gifts and legacies. The end of the financial year is a time when many of us tidy up our financial affairs for the tax man. It is a good time to prepare a will and be prepared for whatever the future may hold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admittedly, writing a will is not a fun topic and whilst there is no legal requirement to have one, having a will in place, could save you and your loved ones a lot of problems down the line. An added benefit? You can leave a gift in your will, creating a legacy long after you’re gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Burdekin Association signed up with Gathered Here<\/a>, an online will-writing service here in Australia (there are others internationally) who provide legally binding, free online will-writing services with unlimited updates for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About online wills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although they have been around for many years prior, the use of online will-writing services accelerated during the pandemic, in part due to the restrictions of lockdowns, coupled with the consideration of our own mortality. Now post-pandemic online services such as will-writing continue to go from strength to strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who should have a will?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everyone – young, old and couples with children (especially). Once you’re over 18 you’re eligible, however many people put off writing a will until they feel they have to, or not at all. Major life events such as the purchase of a house, the birth of a child, an inheritance and sadly an illness diagnosis also prompt the writing of a will. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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