If you die without a Will you die “intestate”. Intestacy means that your estate will then be distributed in accordance with a priority formula determined by legislation. For example in Victoria, your estate will be distributed in the following order:

1. Partner (married or de-facto) only
2. Partner (married or de-facto) and your children
3. Children only
4. Parents
5. Brothers and sisters
6. Half brothers and half sisters
7. Grandparents
8. Whole blood uncles and aunts
9. Half blood uncles and aunts

By having a Willfoundry Will you –

• control who your beneficiaries are and how your estate should be distributed;
• reduce stress and uncertainty on your family in the event that you pass away suddenly.

We can help on other matters on a quotation basis, contact us to discuss.

When a person dies, it is common that some members of the family or friends feel some form of entitlement as a beneficiary to an estate.

A ground in disputing a Will is that a Will was made fraudulently, or the will maker lacked capacity (suffering a mental impairment) at the time, or that the will maker promised something to someone and should have been included in the Will.

Having a lawyer draft and witness a Will puts to rest these challenges. Courts will presume that lawyers will have conducted the correct diligence on the will maker and uphold the validity of the Will.

Willfoundry Wills are watertight and designed to withstand challenge because:

1. The base Will we use has been drafted by a lawyer;
2. Your final executed Will is witnessed by a lawyer and given to you;
3. Your Willfoundry online account keeps a digital copy of your most current Will.
4. Your account details can be given to your Executor for easy location of your Will.

There are plenty of online Will offerings that offer cut-priced Wills. None of them finalise your Will with the additional security of a lawyer witnessing your Will.

Having a lawyer witness a Will puts to rest any challenge as courts will presume that lawyers have conducted the correct diligence on the will maker. This means that the court will more likely uphold the validity of the Will.

Your Willfoundry account keeps on online date-stamped copy of your Will as well as history of any changes for proof of your most current Will. This will defeat any person asserting you had another Will at another time.

We find that most Wills are not complicated and therefore you should not have to pay for a lawyer to draft a new Will from scratch each time. By automating much of the process using the Willfoundry platform, the need for a lawyer is reduced to a final check and capacity check of the will maker. This saves time and money for both you and the lawyer.

Yes, in addition to a digital copy of your Willfoundry Will being accessible from your online account, you can upload a copy of your previous Wills so that they are all in one place.

The history of your previous Wills, as well as the date stamped time of each Will on the Willfoundry platform means that there can be no dispute as to what is your most current Will.

Our service receives a commission from the lawyer who witnesses your Will. As you pay for your Will through your lawyer when you meet with them, there is no cost to you to register an account and receive a draft Will.

Yes, a lawyer will make a house call where you are in an Australian capital city if you cannot make it to their office. Because the drafting is all done, it is simply a matter for the lawyer to witness your Will, make a copy for your Willfoundry account and give you the original for safe keeping.