Do you have a will & power of attorney in place?

13 July 2015

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There are two crucial documents that can protect your dependents in the future. a) A will: This dictates what you want to happen to your assets if you die (eg, what happens to your house if you share it and aren’t married). See Cheap or Free Wills. b) A lasting power of attorney: This allows loved ones to take over your finances if you lose your faculties, see the Power of Attorney guide. So we want to know which you already have in place.

There are two crucial documents that can protect your dependents in the future.

a) A will: This dictates what you want to happen to your assets if you die (eg, what happens to your house if you share it and aren’t married). See Cheap or Free Wills.

b) A lasting power of attorney: This allows loved ones to take over your finances if you lose your faculties, see the Power of Attorney guide.

So we want to know which you already have in place.

Results

I’m single (no kids) and aged under 25 (175 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		4 votes (2%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		13 votes (7%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		0 votes (0%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		76 votes (43%)
I’ve never even thought about this		82 votes (47%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged under 25 (100 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		5 votes (5%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		8 votes (8%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		1 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		44 votes (44%)
I’ve never even thought about this		42 votes (42%)

I’ve got children and aged under 25 (228 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		18 votes (8%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		71 votes (31%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		0 votes (0%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		99 votes (43%)
I’ve never even thought about this		40 votes (18%)

I’m single (no kids) and aged 25 to 34 (388 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		9 votes (2%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		39 votes (10%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		2 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		205 votes (53%)
I’ve never even thought about this		133 votes (34%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged 25 to 34 (521 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		14 votes (3%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		76 votes (15%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		1 votes (0%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		282 votes (54%)
I’ve never even thought about this		148 votes (28%)

I’ve got children and aged 25 to 34 (575 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		47 votes (8%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		132 votes (23%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		5 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		301 votes (52%)
I’ve never even thought about this		90 votes (16%)

I’m single (no kids) and aged 35 to 49 (561 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		40 votes (7%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		147 votes (26%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		6 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		293 votes (52%)
I’ve never even thought about this		75 votes (13%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged 35 to 49 (740 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		72 votes (10%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		228 votes (31%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		5 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		352 votes (48%)
I’ve never even thought about this		83 votes (11%)

I’ve got children and aged 35 to 49 (1932 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		142 votes (7%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		601 votes (31%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		7 votes (0%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		931 votes (48%)
I’ve never even thought about this		251 votes (13%)

I’m single (no kids) and aged 50 to 64 (610 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		81 votes (13%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		274 votes (45%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		12 votes (2%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		206 votes (34%)
I’ve never even thought about this		37 votes (6%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged 50 to 64 (762 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		131 votes (17%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		352 votes (46%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		10 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		244 votes (32%)
I’ve never even thought about this		25 votes (3%)

I’ve got children and aged 50 to 64 (2375 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		406 votes (17%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		1060 votes (45%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		24 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		808 votes (34%)
I’ve never even thought about this		77 votes (3%)

I’m single (no kids) and aged 65+ (293 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		88 votes (30%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		133 votes (45%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		4 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		60 votes (20%)
I’ve never even thought about this		8 votes (3%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged 65+ (376 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		122 votes (32%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		167 votes (44%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		9 votes (2%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		74 votes (20%)
I’ve never even thought about this		4 votes (1%)

I’ve got children and aged 65+ (1835 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and power of attorney in place		655 votes (36%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date power of attorney		839 votes (46%)
I’ve got an up-to-date power of attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		35 votes (2%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or power of attorney		272 votes (15%)
I’ve never even thought about this		34 votes (2%)

                   11,471 votes received.

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