2144 Hi There Help Needed Re Wills In Italy

HI CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ADVISE ...IF ONE IS A :confused: RESIDENT IN ITALY ABOUT A WILL. BEEN TOLD THAT IF YOU HAVE A UK WILL, THAT WONT STAND UP IN ITALIAN LAW.. ANY ADVISE????

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Sals,

If you go to the 'Legal' section there is a thread currently running there titled 'UK Will' which I think will answer your question.

my understanding of the situation is that if you only have property/assets in italy they need to be covered by an italian will. if you have assets in both Uk and Italy i am led to believe that for security you should have an english will covering assets there and an italian will for assets here. i do know of cases where an english will has sufficed for both. the italian will system is very much simpler than the uk model,it seems to consist of a hand written document which must be in italian stating your wishes and signed without the presence of a witness. charlotte