{"id":11584,"date":"2020-12-08T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/?p=11584"},"modified":"2020-12-08T22:12:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:12:24","slug":"why-dont-we-just-use-plain-english-for-wills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/2020\/12\/08\/why-dont-we-just-use-plain-english-for-wills\/","title":{"rendered":"Why don\u2019t we just use plain English for wills?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.humetaylor.com.au\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/banner-about.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;64px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#B50038&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;5px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; width=&#8221;80px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#fafafa&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;135deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;35%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;35%&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2560px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|||&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|4%|50px|12%||false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin:auto;&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; width=&#8221;16%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Section1 &#8211; Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of reasons we do not use what would be referred to as \u201cplain English\u201d in our wills. The term plain English generally means a move away from \u201clegalese\u201d, with an emphasis on old-fashioned words combined with a lot of Latin. We regularly review the wording of our wills, agreements and other documents, to ensure where something can be properly stated as simply and as clearly as possible, it is. Less is often more, and we need to ensure that when executing a will, our clients approve the document. To approve it, they need to understand it.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are a number of considerations with the way we word our documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some plain English words could be interpreted in multiple different ways. Of course, with a will, you would not be alive to assist with the interpretation. The Courts use the words themselves as the primary consideration when interpreting the meaning of a will. 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