“All that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.” (William Shakespeare, in Hamlet)

Master’s Office records suggest that less than a third of us leave behind a will when we die. That’s astonishing, given the fact that death is one of the few absolute certainties in our lives. 

Why do so many of us put our families at risk like this? 


“I don’t have a will because…”

It’s easy to find excuses for doing nothing about a will, with surveys conducted both locally and overseas suggesting that people’s failure to act is normally rooted in one or more of these common excuses:

We’ll help you structure a will and estate plan that honour your last wishes and provide proper protection for your loved ones. 

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