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A client wants a beneficiary to sign as a witness. What is the immediate legal risk you must flag before the will is executed?
If a beneficiary witnesses the will, what exactly fails: the gift, the will, or both?
A gift in a will can fail where a beneficiary acts as witness. How does that rule apply if the witness is not the beneficiary, but the beneficiary's spouse or civil partner?
If a gift fails because the beneficiary, or the beneficiary's spouse or civil partner, witnessed the will, what happens to the rest of the will and the other gifts?
What practical advice would you give a will drafter at execution to avoid a gift failing because a beneficiary, or a beneficiary's spouse or civil partner, signs as a witness?
A will leaves a specific gift to a daughter, and the daughter’s husband signs as a witness. What happens to the gift, what happens to the rest of the will, and what execution advice follows?
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