In the Final Touches step, you can record your funeral wishes — entirely optional, but many people find it a helpful thing to leave behind.
You can select the type of funeral you'd prefer, and there's also a free-text field for anything else you'd like your loved ones to know about your farewell — for example, preferences about the service, music, or how you'd like to be remembered. There's a character limit, so short and clear works best.
A couple of things to keep in mind:
This space is for wishes about your farewell — not for gifts or instructions about your estate. Anything you want to have legal effect belongs in your Will itself, through the structured steps of the online form.
Funeral wishes aren't legally binding. They're compiled in a separate document that can be kept with your Will — it isn't part of the Will itself — but they can help your family make decisions in line with what you'd want, at a time when knowing your wishes can mean a great deal.
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