Wills - If you have not got one or it was written some time ago - get one done NOW!
Whether you are 18 or 80, married, single, divorced, living with a partner, have children or none at all, own a home or don’t…
A family can suffer acute financial hardship because there was no Will written and these delays can run into YEARS!
Spouses may not receive everything and unmarried partners, friends and charities will definitely receive nothing
The Courts may appoint a guardian for your children because you didn’t bother to write a Will and it will be the Courts choice not yours
If you are not married to your partner then he or she will NOT inherit your estate
Family arguments nearly always arise over who should get personal belongings and what type of funeral should be arranged. Is this fair on a grieving family?
Complicated rules exist which means if a person dies without a Will a surviving husband or wife will not necessarily get everything
The tax man will take 40% of the value of your estate over £300,000 unless you are married when this can double if not taken on first death.
Is this what you want to leave behind, a right old mess for your family? Making a Will is not painful or life threatening, it does not require you to list all your possessions and it is never too early, but all too often too late.
