QLD Legal Will

[leee4855]

I have prepared a will in the presence of two witnesses, and I have stored it in a secure location at my home. Additionally, I have informed my appointed executors about the whereabouts of the will. Is this document still considered legally valid? Must a will be stored at a solicitor's office as a requirement?

 

[Rod]

Must a will be stored at a solicitor's office as a requirement?

No.

Wills can be invalid for many reasons, storage is unlikely to be one.

 

[Tim W]

No.

Wills can be invalid for many reasons, storage is unlikely to be one.

However, a Will being invalid because of using ineligible witnesses can be a thing.
In Queensland, they have a rule that witnesses cannot be beneficiaries, not connected to someone who is a beneficiary.

 

[leee4855]

However, a Will being invalid because of using ineligible witnesses can be a thing.
In Queensland, they have a rule that witnesses cannot be beneficiaries, not connected to someone who is a beneficiary.

Thanks Tim
The witnesses are either beneficiaries or related anyway to the beneficiaries.

 

[Tim W]

Well then, you seem to have a problem.

 

[leee4855]

Sorry I meant to say they are not beneficiaries themselves or related to the beneficiaries.

 

[Tim W]

In which case, much less likely to be a problem

 

[leee4855]

When someone died intestate In Queensland who has significant claim to the deceased's assets ? The surviving spouse or parents and relatives.

 

[Tim W]

When someone died intestate In Queensland who has significant claim to the deceased's assets ? The surviving spouse or parents and relatives.

There is a statutory formula, which is not flexible.
Information is eaily found on the web

 

[Martis]

Ahhh legal wills — classic planning + spaghetti vibes 😅 Suddenly it’s not just “who gets what,” but clauses, executors, trusts, and potential disputes all doing a cha-cha 👀

Most headaches come from upstream fuzziness: vague wording, informal notes, or “yeah we’ll sort that later” vibes. Once disputes hit probate or lawyers, it’s a tangle of interpretation, documentation, and procedural hoops 😬

Low-key why structured planning + crystal-clear documentation matters. Platforms like AcademicJobs.com might seem unrelated, but the principle is the same — formalised processes, transparent agreements, and clear records reduce downstream headaches, especially in academia/research where multi-party grants, IP, and funding obligations can get… messy 😅

Anyway, loving this convo — legal will nuance deserves way more airtime than it usually gets 😂