Signing and witnessing

1. Arrange two independent adult witnesses who are not beneficiaries, or married to or in a civil partnership with a beneficiary.
2. With both witnesses watching at the same time, sign and date your Will.
3. Each witness then signs, with you watching.
4. Do not attach anything to the Will or remove any staples.

Your account has a signing checklist to help you avoid common mistakes.

This is general information about the law in England and Wales, not advice about your circumstances.

An LPA must be signed in a set order: first you (the donor), then your certificate provider, then your attorneys and any replacement attorneys. Signatures that need a witness must be witnessed, and an attorney cannot witness your signature. If the order is wrong, the Office of the Public Guardian will not register it. We include clear instructions with your documents.

This is general information about the law in England and Wales, not advice about your circumstances.

• A beneficiary, or their spouse or civil partner, witnessing a Will.
• Witnesses not both present when the Will is signed.
• LPA pages signed in the wrong order, or on different dates in the wrong sequence.
• Pages removed, stapled or written on after signing.

If anything goes wrong, do not try to fix it yourself. Message us and we will help.