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How making a will actually works
Four honest steps, and the one we can’t do for you
Most online will makers hand you a PDF and stay quiet about the fact that it isn’t valid yet. Here’s the whole path, including the offline signing step that makes a will count.
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Before you start
A will decides who inherits your estate, who looks after any children, and who administers everything (your executor). Without one, the law’s intestacy rules decide for you, which often isn’t what you’d choose. Two things worth knowing before you draft: an online tool can prepare the document, but it does not make your will valid, that happens only when you sign it correctly (Step 3). And a witness must not be someone who inherits under the will, or the gift to them fails (in England & Wales, under Wills Act 1837 s.15).
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Last Will and TestamentPrepared with GitLaw
Draft, not valid until signed and witnessed
October 26, 2026
This is the last will and testament of Alex Morgan.
Last Will and Testament of Alex Morgan
I, Alex Morgan, declare this to be my last will and testament. I revoke all wills and codicils I have previously made. 1. Executor. I appoint my executor to gather my estate, pay my debts, and carry out this will. 2. Gifts. I give my estate to my spouse and two children. If a beneficiary does not survive me, their share passes to the others named above. 3. Guardianship. If I leave a minor child, I appoint a guardian to care for them. 4. Business interests. Any shares I hold pass in line with my company’s articles and any shareholders’ or buy-sell agreement, see the founder note below. This is a draft. It has no legal effect until it is signed and witnessed as set out in Step 3.
Signed by the testator in the presence of two witnesses:Alex MorganAlex MorganTestator
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The step that makes it valid
This is the part no online service can do for you, and we won’t pretend otherwise. Print your will. Sign it in wet ink in front of two adult witnesses who are present at the same time, and have them sign too. Critical rule: a witness must not be a beneficiary or married to one. In England & Wales this is Wills Act 1837 s.15, the gift to that person is void even though the will still stands. Effectively every US state also requires two witnesses, and disinterested witnesses are strongly advised. Until this is done, your will is just a draft. There is no valid electronic-only will in England & Wales, and e-wills are recognised in only a minority of US states.
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After signing
Keep the signed original somewhere safe and tell your executor where it is. A photocopy is not the will. Review it after big life events, marriage, a child, a house, a co-founder, a divorce. GitLaw versions your will like code, so tracked updates are free. (Marriage revokes an existing will in England & Wales unless it was made in contemplation of that marriage, a common trap.)
Example will for Alex Morgan, leaving the estate to my spouse and two children. Drafted October 26, 2026. This is a sample, your own answers fill every clause.
Three ways a will written at home fails
Not because it’s hard, because the process is confusing and every service buries the one step that matters. The result is estates decided by default rules and gifts lost on a technicality.
2 witnessesRequired for a valid will in England & Wales, both present when you sign (Wills Act 1837 s.9)
VoidedA gift to a witness fails under Wills Act 1837 s.15 (E&W)
£0What an unsigned online will is worth until it’s witnessed
Wills Act 1837 ss.9 and 15 (legislation.gov.uk).
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Wills, witnesses and validity, answered
Yes. In both the US and England & Wales you can make a valid will yourself without a lawyer. What matters is not who typed it but that it is signed and witnessed correctly. GitLaw drafts the document and walks you through the signing rules; for larger or blended estates, a lawyer review is still worth it, and you can add one.
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