Survey on Commission Report

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* 1. Do you think a formal support scheme – to help people with limited capacity to make a will (rather than having to apply to the Court of Protection for a statutory will) - is practical and/or desirable?

Yes

No

Reason for the answer

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* 2. Should the age at which someone can make a will be lowered from 18 to 16?

Yes

No

Do you have any anecdotal evidence of someone aged under 18 wanting to make a will? What were the circumstances?

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* 3. Should the test for capacity set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 be adopted and there be a Mental Capacity Act Code of Conduct for wills?

Yes

No

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* 4. If you answered no to question 3, would you agree that the Banks v Goodfellow test should be put on a statutory footing?

Yes, with a presumption of capacity

Yes, without a presumption of capacity

No

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* 5. The Commission is looking at the level of public awareness of the fact that marriage revokes a will. In your experience, is this widely known?

Yes

No

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* 6. What proportion of wills do you make that involve: face to face, telephone, post or online?

Face to face contact

Telephone contact

Contact by post only

Online contact only

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* 7. What is the usual cost of:

Preparing a straight forward Will

Obtaining a report on capacity

Preparing a codicil

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* 8. In your experience, what issues cause the most problems when drafting a will?

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* 9. Please let us have your name, firm and role, or leave blank if you would prefer to remain anonymous

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