Free Will Month

Free Wills Month 2024

Susan Buckland 

Thank you for your interest in Free Wills Month

Dorset Wildlife Trust has teamed up with local solicitors to provide our supporters with a free will writing service throughout March 2024. 

This gives you the opportunity to create a simple will or update an existing will for free, by appointment with one of our partnering solicitors. 

Free Wills Month 2024 participating solicitors

PLEASE NOTE

ALL OUR FREE WILL SOLICITOR APPOINTMENTS FOR MARCH 2024 ARE NOW FULL. 

If you would like to be added to the waiting list for an appointment, or discuss leaving a gift in your will, please contact Hannah Filer, Fundraising & Development Officer, on 07970 847347. 

Further Information

Please note that solicitor appointments are extremely limited this year, with a total of 35 slots available.  

Registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority will be given to Dorset Wildlife Trust members. We will try to accommodate your preferred choice of solicitor and branch. However, it may be necessary for an alternative to be offered to you.   

Your appointment will be free, provided you have a simple individual or mirror will. A ‘simple’ will involves the following: appointment of executors; appointment of guardians for minor children; specific gifts or legacies to friends, family or charities; stipulation of funeral wishes; and distribution of the residue of the estate (i.e. after payment of all funeral expenses and debts to family, friends or charities).

It may be necessary for your solicitor to make a charge for including a trust in a will, if this is desired.

Any additional fees will be defined by your drafting solicitor and discussed with you upfront. 

If you have any questions at all, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. Or contact Hannah Filer, Fundraising & Development Officer, at fundraising@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk, or on 07970 847347.

Include a gift in your will