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Free Will: Write Your Bespoke Will Online, Have It Checked by Legal Advisors, Print and Sign @ Safewill, Sponsored by UNICEF

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Saw this on tonight's news. Of course UNICEF will sneak in a request for donation but you can select "No". A valid Credit/Debit Card is required for identification processes.

Safewill usually charges $190 for this service which includes online safe custody of the Will. This UNICEF offer does not include online safe custody.

Write your bespoke Will for free during March

As part of Safewill’s mission to help every Australian write a Will, we’re proud to offer all UNICEF supporters the opportunity to write their legal Will for free (normally $190). You, like other generous UNICEF supporters, can transform the lives of vulnerable children here in Australia and all over the world by leaving a gift in your Will. Click the Get Started button and this limited time discount will be automatically applied.

  1. Prepare your Will
    Write your own Will online with our step‑by‑step process, guided by tips from our legal advisers.
  2. Submit for review
    When you’re ready, submit it to our legal advisers for review.
  3. Print and sign
    Lastly, print your Will off, sign it and store it in a safe place. You can update your Will in the first year for free.

More information on how it works.

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  • +19

    All my eneloops to be donated in the OzB community.

    • +8

      how's your blood pressure?
      do you drink and or smoke?
      how often do you exercise?
      asking for a friend

    • +2

      may your batteries never die in your next life.

  • For "verification purposes" I love using my deactivated Credit Card ☺️

  • +4

    Free Will:

    That was a great movie… Such a happy ending…

    • +5

      Who doesn’t love a happy ending.

  • +7

    Free will? Great I hate this programmed routine I've been stuck in.

    • I thought I already had Free Will ?!??

  • +1

    Ok I admit, I had to look it up :)

    bespoke
    adjective UK formal
    UK /bɪˈspəʊk/ US /bɪˈspoʊk/

    specially made for a particular person:
    a bespoke suit
    bespoke furniture
    Synonyms
    custom-made

    • +6

      Bespoke was the buzz word going around my office 2 years ago. Now it’s all about synergy.

      • +7

        Try Agile, that's the one currently making me vomit. Then there's efficiencies, which means reduction in workforce for same or increased responsibility. I could go on all day….

        • +5

          This one. This one right here. If we were any more agile, we'd all be ninjas.

      • +1

        'Stop trying to make IOT happen. It's not going to happen.'

      • Oh dear, your office is in regression.

      • Synergy was like late 90s early 00s corporate talk.

        • +1

          If you knew where I work you’d know how behind the times we are.

          • @Slo20: I work in state government. We're pretty behind.

    • +1

      Watch Grand Designs - it is a 'bespoke' programme

  • -1

    I mean, one could do this themselves, but free is free is free. :)

  • +1

    I've read many times that DIY wills have lots of enforceability problems. I wonder if the type being offered here is any better…

    • This is top of my query list too!

      • It claims the will is checked by 'legal advisers'.
        That opens up some potential avenue for claims if there's a problem with the will down the track - although it will probably be more an issue for your estate than you.

    • +1

      sure but it's better than nothing

    • Wills that you write yourself can have a lot of problems that can cost you or whoever is receiving your inheritance problems. This might usually be $190.. But I'm going to be honest, are any good lawyers actually going to give you the time and effort to make sure your will is good and have the right clauses and such.

      I personally feel as though it's something you shouldn't cheap out on as it's basically all your money that's going to be distributed to someone/something else. Most cheap wills won't include trusts such as where you could distribute your money to an account and have it split with different peoples tax thresholds such as a family. Most of the cheaper wills have beneficiaries inherit a home which may have a mortgage or such that they will be responsible for paying.

      • +1

        Most of the cheaper wills have beneficiaries inherit a home which may have a mortgage or such that they will be responsible for paying

        I guess you could have the will give the house back to the bank so that nobody has to pay the mortgage

    • If an impromptu will on an iphone can be upheld in court, surely this deal is better.

      • Cheaper to pay for a proper will, than go to court and both sides having to hire laywers to battle it out?

  • Well, I actually did mine with them a few months back but I just extracted the text at the end and didn't go through them lol.. But I would like to confirm a few things on the Will so tx OP for this.

  • +13

    I am a Wills and Estate lawyer and would highly recommend that people seek independent legal advice before having their Wills prepared. Simple Wills online do not take into consideration your personal circumstances (such as family circumstances, your assets and liabilities, company or family trust structures etc.) which could result in not be properly deal with under your Will. Also, the succession laws in each state are different in how your estate is administered upon your death - online Wills may not mention these issues.
    Your superannuation generally does not form part of your estate and dealt with under your Will initially - it is important to seek advice on how to deal with your super upon your death.
    Whilst you might end up doing a simple Will and it might cost you more, I think you have more peace of mind being provided with legal advice from a solicitor.

    • +4

      It's good that you declared your vested interest when promoting your services.

    • +7

      But better to have a simple will than to die without any will at all, right?

    • +1

      I had this discussion with my mum

      Superannuation has this ridiculous thing.
      It can go to your preferred beneficiary or you can make a binding death nomination.

      … “A preferred nomination isn't binding, so it will be used as a guide only by the Trustee of your super company when deciding how to pay your death benefits.”

      Why the hell aren’t they the same thing? If I make it clear who I want the beneficiary to be, why should that be alterable.

      I guess the rant is to say - mention your super in your will as well to avoid some ridiculous decisions being made against your preference.

      • 'Mentioning' your super in your will is unlikely to assist you unless you either directly control your own super, or that 'mention' is a BDN.
        For most people they do not technically own their super and it does not technically form part of their estate - so can't be disposed of by will.
        It is the trustees of the super fund who control your super, and they have their own rules about how super is distributed.

        • That is bizarre. How do we not own our super?
          Genuinely concerned that someone else (trustee) could legally just decide to give hundreds of thousands to someone else despite a specific direction otherwise.

          In that case it’s incentive to withdraw it all as soon as you’re able and put it in your own controlled investment?

  • +1

    When you donate will it be tax deductible since you got something of value?

  • +1

    Is there a code or something? I can't see where on their website a mention of this free offer?

  • I just did this and chose not to donate to charity and the bill at the end of the procedure is $190. Looks 100% like a scam; if you don't donate, then you're charged. Is that right?

  • Says Code Expired top right of the checkout page

  • +3

    Looks like the free part of this is expired. Home page says "UNICEF Australia is subsidising Wills for the first 500 users to write their Wills." You can use UNICEF50 to get 50% off so it's $95.

  • echo

  • +2

    I want to include a key code to a safe deposit box in Vienna. Can the Safewill legal advisors be trusted not to pass this information on to treadstone?

    • +2

      I'd go with Black-Briar. Treadstone has been compromised.

  • So I died. What happens next?

    • +1

      Well, if your death is anything like your attempt at humour, then I suspect you'll be greeted by a period of eternal silence. :-)

  • Can always store your data on OneFile - https://www.onefile.com.au/index.php

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