Do you have a will & Power of Attorney in place?

5 September 2016

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There are two crucial documents that can protect your dependents in 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 and Free Wills. b) A lasting Power of Attorney: This allows loved ones to take over your finances if you lose your faculties – see our 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 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 and Free Wills.

b) A lasting Power of Attorney: This allows loved ones to take over your finances if you lose your faculties – see our 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 (212 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		1 votes (0%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		21 votes (10%)
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		87 votes (41%)
I’ve never even thought about this		102 votes (48%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged under 25 (143 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		9 votes (6%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		21 votes (15%)
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		59 votes (41%)
I’ve never even thought about this		54 votes (38%)

I’ve got children and I'm aged under 25 (42 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		2 votes (5%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		9 votes (21%)
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		17 votes (40%)
I’ve never even thought about this		14 votes (33%)

I’m single (no kids) and aged 25 to 34 (466 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		13 votes (3%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		31 votes (7%)
I’ve got an up-to-date Power of Attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		3 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or Power of Attorney		237 votes (51%)
I’ve never even thought about this		182 votes (39%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged 25 to 34 (780 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		14 votes (2%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		76 votes (10%)
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		469 votes (60%)
I’ve never even thought about this		217 votes (28%)

I’ve got children and I'm aged 25 to 34 (798 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		27 votes (3%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		91 votes (11%)
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		475 votes (60%)
I’ve never even thought about this		204 votes (26%)

I’m single (no kids) and aged 35 to 49 (851 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		55 votes (6%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		201 votes (24%)
I’ve got an up-to-date Power of Attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		7 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or Power of Attorney		443 votes (52%)
I’ve never even thought about this		145 votes (17%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged 35 to 49 (1148 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		70 votes (6%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		283 votes (25%)
I’ve got an up-to-date Power of Attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		8 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or Power of Attorney		629 votes (55%)
I’ve never even thought about this		158 votes (14%)

I’ve got children and I'm aged 35 to 49 (3286 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		167 votes (5%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		810 votes (25%)
I’ve got an up-to-date Power of Attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		14 votes (0%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or Power of Attorney		1779 votes (54%)
I’ve never even thought about this		516 votes (16%)

I’m single (no kids) and aged 50 to 64 (931 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		99 votes (11%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		416 votes (45%)
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		360 votes (39%)
I’ve never even thought about this		46 votes (5%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged 50 to 64 (1078 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		149 votes (14%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		459 votes (43%)
I’ve got an up-to-date Power of Attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		15 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or Power of Attorney		400 votes (37%)
I’ve never even thought about this		55 votes (5%)

I’ve got children and I'm aged 50 to 64 (4276 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		551 votes (13%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		1738 votes (41%)
I’ve got an up-to-date Power of Attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		53 votes (1%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or Power of Attorney		1686 votes (39%)
I’ve never even thought about this		248 votes (6%)

I’m single (no kids) and aged 65+ (379 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		96 votes (25%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		165 votes (44%)
I’ve got an up-to-date Power of Attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		12 votes (3%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or Power of Attorney		94 votes (25%)
I’ve never even thought about this		12 votes (3%)

I’m in a couple (no kids) and aged 65+ (565 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		143 votes (25%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		268 votes (47%)
I’ve got an up-to-date Power of Attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		20 votes (4%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or Power of Attorney		125 votes (22%)
I’ve never even thought about this		9 votes (2%)

I’ve got children and I'm aged 65+ (3117 votes)

I’ve got an up-to-date will and Power of Attorney in place		921 votes (30%)
I’ve got an up-to-date will, but NOT an up-to-date Power of Attorney		1367 votes (44%)
I’ve got an up-to-date Power of Attorney, but NOT an up-to-date will		84 votes (3%)
I DON’T have an up-to-date will or Power of Attorney		661 votes (21%)
I’ve never even thought about this		84 votes (3%)

                   18,072 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.