Making a Will

It’s very important both partners in a marriage have a will. Intestacy does not always mean that your spouse will benefit from your estate.

Under the rules of intestacy, your partner is not the automatic beneficiary of your estate.

If you have young children it is always important to ensure that guardians are appointed in the event of your death via a Will. Otherwise, the decision will lie with the courts and the people appointed by the courts may not be who you would have chosen.

There are many family units which involve children from previous relationships therefore it is important to ensure that you have Wills in place to safeguard children’s assets in the future.

Intestacy does not always mean that your home automatically passes to your partner or spouse and often an investigation into the ownership of this property is required.

Grandparents may wish to leave cash gifts to grandchildren which can be done via their Will. Many people are concerned about care costs and ways to help reduce the burden on their estate should this be needed. This can be arranged in part within your Will.