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Mutual Wills are Wills drawn up by at least two people and are signed following an agreement between the individuals which it is intended should bind the survivor of them. Each individual agrees with the other not to alter their Will after the other dies.

An example of this is a married couple who instruct us to draft two mirror Wills for them where the husband leaves everything to the wife, and the wife leaves everything to the husband when they die. Then, after the surviving spouse dies, everything is left to their children.

Mutual Wills are wills made by spouses or partners at the same time, together with a contract to which they are both parties. In the contract the spouses (or partners) each agree to be legally bound not to change their respective wills without each other's consent.

Risk of disputes Mutual Wills can also result in an increased likelihood of Will and estate. The beneficiaries of the Will or family members excluded from the Will may look to dispute the Will if they believe it produces an unfair result.

One of the biggest drawbacks of joint wills is that they become irrevocable after one of the parties passes away. This means that the surviving party cannot change the terms of the will, even if their circumstances change or they change their mind about how they want to distribute their assets.

The main options for a Will for married couples are either mirror Wills or mutual Wills. We would only recommend mutual Wills in extremely rare circumstances. A mirror Will is therefore usually our recommendation for a married couple.

To clarify, a joint will is different from a mutual will. A joint will is one document signed by two people. A mutual will represents two individual wills that are signed separately, but are largely the same in content.