Jacqueline Emmerson has over thirty years legal experience in dealing with Wills/Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection and Mental Incapacity cases. She manages the affairs of older clients who have no one to assist them, often recovering thousands of pounds in overpaid utility bills and backdated claims for state benefits. Together with her Clear and Clean team she can turn around houses very quickly often presenting them for sale at tens of thousands more than they were initially valued.

Jacqueline’s team are the proud winners of Private Client Team of The Year at the British Wills and Probate Awards. Jacqueline has since gone on to be a judge for these prestigious awards.

Jacqueline writes articles, gives talks, appears on radio and has produced videos in relation to her expertise in this area of law. She is a Dementia Friend and member of Gosforth Dementia Group. Emmersons is the only Solicitors firm in the country to offer Slow Shopping, for those with physical or mental incapacity or impairment. This was set up by Jacqueline.

Just email your query and telephone number to jacqueline.emmerson@emmersons-solicitors.co.uk and Jacqueline will get back to you.

Will Writing Solicitors Sunderland

Expert Wills Solicitors

How Can Emmersons Wills Solicitors Help You?

At Emmersons, our Expert Wills Solicitors based in Sunderland are here to help you plan for the rest of your life with our expert will writing team.

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For example, simple changes to the way you draft your life insurance policy or private pension could easily save your family tens of thousands of pounds in inheritance tax. Inheritance tax doesn't just apply to the super-rich it will apply to most of you contemplating making a will now.

Our No-obligation Initial Will Making Appointment is designed to cover all aspects of your life, including making provision for your spouse/cohabitee and your children, who may be from different relationships.

If you would like any further information, then please don't hesitate to contact our Wills Solicitors in Sunderland for a chat.
We can offer Will Writing Services to help you and your family that which include:

We can provide you with a Free Review of your existing will.
Unlike banks, we offer FREE STORAGE in respect of your will and any other important documents such as the deeds to your property.
We will take you through a detailed questionnaire designed to cover all the important issues. We know how to avoid costly challenges to your estate.
We are members of Solicitors For The Elderly meaning that you will be dealing with a specialist panel of solicitors who cover everything from Wills and Probate to Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection, Care Home Planning, Contested Estates and Advance Medical Directives.
We are Dementia Friends.
We can help you minimise care home fees thus saving you and your family tens of thousands of pounds.
Appoint us as Executors of your Estate thus making it easier and faster for your family and beneficiaries to finalise your affairs. At Emmersons Solicitors Probate Department we offer this expertise at no extra cost to your family unlike banks and other solicitors who charge a premium if they are appointed as executors.

Going to Hospital or Travelling Overseas?

Did you know that we offer Emergency Will appointments?

Many of our clients contact us if they are going into hospital for a major operation. It is at this point they realise that they either have no will or their current will is out of date.

Other clients, their family or friends contact us when they have been advised that their medical condition is terminal.

Many clients travelling overseas for work or on holiday contact us at the last minute realising that they don’t have a will in place. We are used to taking Will instructions on an urgent basis and can visit you at home or in a hospital or hospice setting. If you are busy at work preparing for your overseas trip we can also offer you a telephone or Teams appointment. You don’t even need to leave your desk.

We find that the most common response to our Emergency Will Writing Service is that clients feel a great sense of relief.

Is Your Will Out of Date?

Did you know that we offer a FREE REVIEW of your existing will?

It doesn’t matter if your will was drafted by another firm, we are quite happy to take a look at it for you. If it is still suitable for your needs then we will advise you that there is no need to change it. We can also store your will, deeds and Lasting Powers of Attorney FREE OF CHARGE. You may find that your bank or building society are charging you for storage.

We have found that many clients do actually need to change their wills. A very common reason is that you haven’t seen your friend or neighbour for years, you have lost touch but they are mentioned in your will. Do you still want to leave them something in your will? Are they a suitable person to have as an Executor. Don’t forget, it is a very onerous task to be an Executor. Are you asking too much of someone who could no longer cope with huge amounts of paperwork.

Do You Want To Store Your Will or Deeds Free of Charge?

Whenever we draft a will for a client we also store that will for them FREE OF CHARGE. We provide our clients with a copy to keep at home. It is important that your will is stored safely. You do not want your original will to be damaged by fire, mice or water. You do not want it to be ripped and you especially do not want anyone tampering with it or destroying it for their own benefit.

As well as storing wills we also store deeds, Lasting Powers of Attorney and copy Funeral Plans FREE OF CHARGE for our clients.

We have found that clients often forget where the original of their will is or who drafted it. This is quite shocking given how important a will is. Therefore we decided that it was a good idea to write to every client annually for whom we are storing a will. That way your family will know where to find your original will if anything happens to you.

Do You have a Funeral Plan Lying Around Your House?

If you have a pre paid funeral plan does anyone know about its existence other than the company who sold it to you? I ask this because pre paid funeral plans are one of the first things that I have to look for when a client dies and I am dealing with their estate.

I often arrange the funerals of my clients. If there is a pre paid funeral plan and nobody knows about it then your family may end up paying for a funeral when they didn’t need to do so. You can only use a pre paid funeral plan with the funeral company named in the policy.

If you do have such a plan then please alert relevant family and friends. You could also bring it into our office for FREE storage and we will provide you with a photocopy to keep at home or to give to your friends or family.

We find that storing a pre paid funeral plan for our client’s will is a good way of helping to organise things in order to help your family or friends later.

If you would like any help from our Expert Wills Solicitors in Sunderland please do not hesitate to contact us for a FREE review of your existing Will.

For further information, call our Will writing Solicitors:

Will Solicitors Sunderland: 0191 567 6667

or email us: enquiries@emmersons-solicitors.co.uk

Or complete our Online Enquiry Form

You can also park opposite our Sunderland Office on John Street.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY...

"I would like to place on record my considerable satisfaction with the way your Lawyer has dealt with the matter of my late brothers estate. I am 72 years of age and have no previous experience dealing with this kind of thing. I found your Lawyer to be excellent in explaining the various stages of the actions involved and how these fitted into the overall picture. Throughout I felt confident that I could rely on her to deal with everything as needed and to keep me in touch with how things were going. I found your Laywer to be a friendly and easy person to deal with, which is more than mere courteousness, and much valued at a difficult time in my life."
Mr S

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