wills

Jun

2024

Making a Will? You Mustn't Forget Your Family and Financial Dependants

Written by Samantha Elsmore

When making your will, you may, for one reason or another, choose to distribute your estate unevenly between your loved ones. However, as a High Court ruling showed, you are under an overriding duty to make reasonable provision for members of your...

Apr

2024

Challenge to Will’s Validity Rejected by High Court

Written by Hayley Caprani-...

The best way to ensure your assets will be distributed as you wish is to have your will professionally drafted by a qualified solicitor. In a recent case, a challenge to the validity of an elderly man’s will was dismissed by the High Court. The man...

Feb

2024

Failing to Make a Professionally Drafted Will Risks Tearing Your Family Apart

Written by Megan Heger

Many grieving families have sadly been torn apart by a loved one's failure to make a professionally drafted will. Exactly that happened in a High Court case concerning two brothers who fell out bitterly over which of them should take charge of...

Jul

2023

Declaration of Death Opens Way for Administration of Missing Teacher’s Estate

Written by Tracy Creed

When a person goes missing without trace, the fact that their assets are left in limbo often adds to the agony suffered by their loved ones. However, as a High Court ruling in a very sad case showed, such impasses can if necessary be broken by a...

Mar

2023

Making a Will? Thought About Appointing a Professional Executor?

Written by Charlotte Jones

When you die, it is the executor or executors of your will who will bear the burden of distributing your estate to your chosen beneficiaries. You are perfectly free to appoint a family member or friend to that important role but, as a High Court...

Jan

2023

Think Hard Before Changing Your Will – High Court Cautionary Tale

Written by Katie Maxwell-S...

Keeping your will up to date is a very good idea, but making changes that are likely to disappoint members of your family who might expect to inherit can be a recipe for disaster after your death. That was certainly so in a High Court case...

Jan

2023

Bequests to Disabled Relatives – Professional Advice is Essential

Written by Lorna Payne

Leaving money to a disabled relative in your will is obviously a worthy act. As a High Court ruling showed, however, in the absence of careful drafting and professional advice, your generosity may have serious and unforeseen legal implications. The...

Jul

2022

When Should You Make a Lasting Power of Attorney?

Written by Megan Heger

Lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) enable thousands of vulnerable people to have their financial and other affairs managed by others whom they trust. However, as a High Court case showed, it is vital to remember that they can only be granted by those...

Jun

2022

The Importance of Wills for same-sex couples

Written by Sydney Mitchell

It is especially important for same-sex couples to consider putting a Will in place to ensure that they have provided for their partner after they have died, particularly if they have not entered into a marriage or civil partnership. Statistically,...

May

2022

Failure to Make a Will Triggers Family War Reminiscent of Greek Tragedy

Written by Hayley Caprani-...

Failing to make a professionally drafted will positively invites disputes between your loved ones that can take on the proportions of an ancient Greek tragedy. As a High Court case showed, such discord can even extend to the disposal of your body....

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Making a Will? You Mustn't Forget Your Family and Financial Dependants

Challenge to Will’s Validity Rejected by High Court

Failing to Make a Professionally Drafted Will Risks Tearing Your Family Apart

Declaration of Death Opens Way for Administration of Missing Teacher’s Estate

Making a Will? Thought About Appointing a Professional Executor?

Think Hard Before Changing Your Will – High Court Cautionary Tale

Bequests to Disabled Relatives – Professional Advice is Essential

When Should You Make a Lasting Power of Attorney?

The Importance of Wills for same-sex couples

Failure to Make a Will Triggers Family War Reminiscent of Greek Tragedy

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