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General

Before Last Wish publishes general information for a general audience. It is researched carefully and reviewed before publication, but it cannot take account of your particular circumstances and it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified professional who knows them.

We make no warranty that the information here is complete, current or free of error. Guidance, prices, regulations, product specifications and professional consensus all change over time.

Legal information notice

Estate law, probate procedure, healthcare directives and consumer funeral rules vary enormously between countries, and within countries between states, provinces and territories. What is a valid will in one jurisdiction is void in another. Requirements for witnesses, notarisation, holographic documents and revocation are all local.

Nothing on this site is legal advice, and reading it does not create a solicitor–client or attorney–client relationship. We describe how these instruments generally work so that you can have a better-informed conversation with a licensed professional in your own jurisdiction. For anything binding — a will, a trust, a power of attorney, an advance directive — have it drafted or at minimum reviewed by someone qualified where you live.

We also cannot tell you what a specific contract you have signed means. Pre-need funeral agreements and insurance policies in particular contain terms that differ materially between providers.

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