We all hope that our estates will be dealt with in an orderly, considerate manner after we pass away, but the number of will disputes is increasing.

Up to 10,000 people in England and Wales dispute wills every year according to a report by The Guardian, and a growing proportion of these are being taken to court – 195 in 2022 compared to 145 in 2017. Thousands of families have been embroiled in challenges to wills that are often “ruinously expensive”, time-consuming, and emotionally dr...