A clear, valid will is the kindest thing you can leave your family. We draft lawyer-prepared wills for individuals and families across jurisdictions, covering property, assets, guardianship of children, and executors, written plainly, built to hold up, with registration support where it applies.
Share the broad picture, your main assets and property, which country or countries they’re in, whether you have minor children, and how you’d like things to pass. A lawyer from our team will recommend exactly the will you need, and nothing you don’t, and respond with a clear scope, fixed fee, and timeline.
Everything you tell us is strictly confidential. There’s no need to have it all worked out, part of our job is to help you think through who, what, and how, calmly and clearly.
A will is a legal document that sets out who should receive your property and assets after you’re gone, who should carry that out, and, if you have young children, who should care for them. Making one is one of the most considerate things you can do, because the alternative isn’t “nothing happens.” The alternative is that the law decides for you, often slowly, sometimes in ways you’d never have chosen, and frequently in a way that strains the family you left behind.
When someone dies without a valid will (intestate), their estate is divided according to fixed statutory rules of succession, which differ significantly by country, and sometimes by the personal law that applies within a country. Those rules take no account of your relationships, your intentions, or the particular needs of the people you care about. A will replaces that rigid default with your actual wishes, clearly recorded and legally effective.
My Legal Pal drafts clear, valid, lawyer-prepared wills for individuals and families, across jurisdictions. We cover straightforward and complex estates, guardianship of minor children, executors, specific gifts, and, where it applies, registration. We write in plain language, not impenetrable legalese, because a will your family can actually understand is a will that causes fewer disputes.
Without a will, fixed rules of succession decide who gets what. A will lets you provide for the people and causes you actually want to, in the shares you choose.
If you have minor children, your will can nominate who raises them if you’re not there. Without that, it can fall to a court to decide. For parents, this alone is reason enough to make a will.
You appoint an executor, the person who gathers your estate, settles debts, and distributes to your beneficiaries, rather than leaving that role unassigned.
A clear, properly drafted, properly witnessed will leaves far less room for argument or challenge than vague intentions or an outdated, DIY document.
Settling an estate with a clear will is quicker and less costly than untangling an intestate estate, in almost every jurisdiction.
We’ll confirm exactly what fits your situation, nothing you don’t need.
Straightforward estate.
Layered estate.
For minor children.
Who carries it out.
Particular bequests.
Register the will, where it applies.
Codicil / revision.
Advance directive.
Assets in more than one country.
After the will.
Shares and interests.
Free assessment.
A will doesn’t need to be elaborate to be valid, but it does need to meet certain requirements, and across most common-law-influenced jurisdictions, the core requirements are similar. Getting these right is exactly why a lawyer-drafted will is worth it, most DIY wills that fail, fail on these points.
The person making the will must be an adult of sound mind, making it freely, without coercion or undue influence. A will made under pressure can be challenged almost anywhere.
The will must be signed, or marked, by the person making it, with the intention of giving effect to it as their will.
Most jurisdictions require two witnesses who saw the testator sign. A common and costly mistake: a beneficiary acting as a witness can jeopardise their own gift under the will. We make sure witnessing is done correctly for wherever the will needs to hold up.
Vague language is the seed of disputes, everywhere. A will should identify the testator, the beneficiaries, the assets, and the executor clearly, and express the wishes without contradiction.
The core requirements are similar. The details that actually matter are not.
Will and probate law is set at the state level, not federally, so requirements for signing, witnessing, and self-proving affidavits vary genuinely by state. What holds up in one state may not in another. See our Texas and California pages for state-specific context on our broader practice there.
Wills must be in writing, signed, and witnessed by two people present at the same time, with its own distinct rules on what happens to jointly held property and what a will can and can’t override.
UAE inheritance law is grounded in Sharia principles by default. Non-Muslim expatriates can register a will with the DIFC Wills Service Centre, a common-law framework established specifically to give expats control over UAE-sited assets and guardianship of their children, control that current statutory default rules for non-Muslims don’t fully provide on their own. Without a registered will, UAE bank accounts and property can be frozen for a significant period pending court process, and a foreign will alone is often not automatically recognised for UAE-sited assets.
Argentina recognises forced heirship, certain close relatives are legally entitled to a protected share of an estate that a will cannot simply override. This affects how much of an estate you can freely direct, and matters specifically if the estate includes property located in Argentina. See our full guide to inheritance and probate in Argentina.
Succession in India depends on the personal law that applies to the individual, which differs by religion, alongside the Indian Succession Act for other cases. A dedicated, India-specific guide to will drafting is in development separately, covering this in full depth.
Thoughtful, confidential, and handled end to end.
We talk through your family, your assets, and your wishes, calmly and confidentially. No judgement, no jargon, just the right questions.
We recommend the right will for your estate, plus guardianship, executors, or a living will if they apply, and flag anything, like assets in more than one country, that needs special handling.
A lawyer drafts your will clearly and correctly, so your family can understand it and it holds up where it needs to.
You read it over, ask questions, and we adjust until it says exactly what you want, in a way that’s legally sound.
We guide you through signing and witnessing properly, the step DIY wills most often get wrong, so the will is valid.
Where registration strengthens or is required for your will, we support you through that process.
Prakhar Rai is an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of India and the founder of My Legal Pal. An alumnus of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, with a Master of Business Laws, Prakhar has 10+ years of experience advising individuals, families, and businesses on personal, corporate, and commercial legal matters across India and internationally.
His practice includes wills and estate planning, drafting clear, valid wills, advising on guardianship and executors, and guiding families through succession, wherever their assets and family sit. My Legal Pal’s will drafting service is delivered with the care and discretion this area deserves, because a will is one of the most personal documents a person ever signs.
A good will is not measured by how clever it sounds. It is measured by whether, years from now, your family reads it and knows exactly what you wanted, without a fight. Clarity is the whole job.
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