Start your will

Let's get your wishes down.

This takes about ten minutes. You'll answer a few plain questions, one at a time, and at the end you'll get a clear summary of your wishes to review.

●No jargon. Everything is in ordinary language.
●Nothing is final yet. You're recording your wishes — the signing comes later.
●Have handy: the full names of the people you want to include.

A quick, honest note. Willkeeper helps you organise your wishes. It isn't legal advice, and the summary you'll get isn't a valid will on its own — a will only takes effect once it's properly drafted, signed, and witnessed. If your situation is complex, speak with a WA solicitor.

Article I · About you

Tell us who you are

This identifies you as the person making the will.

Your full legal name

Date of birth

Relationship status

Home address — suburb and state is enough for now

Article II · Executor

Who will carry out your wishes?

Your executor handles everything after you're gone — paying debts and passing on what you leave. Choose someone you trust and who's willing to take it on.

Executor's full name

Their relationship to you

Backup executor Recommended

Article III · Guardians

Do you have children under 18?

If you do, you can name who cares for them. For many parents this is the single most important part of a will.

Yes No

Article IV · Beneficiaries

Who receives what?

Name the people or causes you want to leave things to, and roughly what each should receive — a share, an amount, or "the rest of my estate".

Article V · Specific gifts Optional

Any particular items to pass on?

A ring, a car, a keepsake, a set sum of money. List anything you want to go to a specific person. Skip this if nothing comes to mind.

Final wishes Optional

Anything you'd like your family to know?

Your funeral preferences and any personal notes. Optional — but often a real kindness to those left behind.

Burial or cremation preference

Burial Cremation No preference

Notes for your family

Last step · Review

Here's what you've told us

Check it over. You can go back and change anything. When it looks right, print or save this summary to take forward.

This summary is not yet a valid will. It's a clear record of your wishes. To make it legally effective:

Your will is prepared from this summary using a solicitor-reviewed template.
You print it and sign it in front of two witnesses, present at the same time, who then sign too (Wills Act 1970 WA).
You store the signed original somewhere safe and tell your executor where it is.