Have a will in UK on a property

Need a laywer in US who can modify the Will or draft a new will

Any recommendations
Thanks
Faro

?

Why can’t use a UK-based solicitor?

Also my thoughts. Why not just use the UK attorney to modify the existing will that they original drew up?

Apparently. My solicitor in UK mentioned. As Im in US. Its best to locate lawyer in US. The nature of work is remote. Otherwise I have to make a trip back to uk

I think your UK solicitor is spot on. I would suggest that whatever Texas lawyer you retain should be in touch with your UK solicitor. Rest assured that the Texas lawyer should have no problem with that.

Why would you have to return to the UK for this. All can be done electronically without your having to return to the UK.

Try asking here: https://www.justanswer.com/sip/inter...dae456a65b2197

I think you will need a lawyer for the particular country as the law differs between countries in the UK. e.g. an English lawyer cannot practice law in Scotland and vice versa. We have bought and sold houses in England and Scotland as we moved and each case needed to employ lawyers in both countries.

Big differences between England and Scotland when it comes to wills. I think also with Northern Ireland

https://www.nationalwillregister.co....-and-scotland/

Odd. We amended our UK wills last year, all done from the US.

It’s been 50 years since I received my law degree. My law school of Hastings (now UC Law San Francisco) included a class called “Conflicts of Law” in the required part of its curriculum for the JD degree. I later found that that this was quite rare, if not unique.

The topic of conflicts covers three broad areas - jurisdiction, choice of law, and enforcement/recognition of foreign judgments. (Note: in a Federal system, Nevada is “foreign” to New York).

One of the big areas impacted by conflicts principles is wills/estates/decedents’ property. I found the subject to be confusing, often contradictory and generally quite difficult.

Based upon my general legal knowledge, OP’s question raises red flags as to potential issues. Hence my notation of a joint U.S./UK consultation.

Having a will on a property - makes no sense at all !!!.
Either you are talking about a will or you are taking about a property document.
You can only have one will ( does not matter what country you are in ).
If you are taking about your one and only will (doesn't matter what is in it property. money, goats, etc) and it is a UK will, then you can change it yourself (Make a new will).

The thing that makes it a legal will in the UK is this required sentence "I revoke all former wills and declare this to be my last will and testament".
That sentence should be in your current will.

Apart from that required sentence you can write whatever you like, you do not even have to get peoples names right. You can use nicknames, etc. As long as it is clear to the people reading the will who and what you are talking about.

By UK I really mean England, I do not know if it is different for Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland.

Maybe he means he's got a property trust will?

Right but, a will is a will, a property trust is a trust, a property trust will is a will (with a testamentary property trust component in it).
If the WILL changes are simple (name changes, amount changes, etc) then he can just copy and change the existing will to create a new will himself.
If the changes are complicated and may cause unknown legal issues, then get an expert involved.