Seniors making wills sooner to avoid family disputes

Chinese seniors are making wills sooner as growing wealth could lead to a higher risk of inheritance disputes, according to a report released on Thursday.

China Will Registration Center White Paper 2018, released by the China Aging Development Foundation and Beijing Sunny Senior Health Foundation, said the average age of those making a will was 71.26 last year, down from 77.43 in 2013.

The youngest age group - ages 61 to 70 - represented 44.2 percent of the total who had made wills, according to the report.