Will
A Will is the most important document you will ever produce, it protects and distributes your assets in accordance with your wishes.
Making a Will does not signify your end, in fact it secures the future. It is often assumed that if you do not make a Will your possessions are automatically left to your loved ones in their entirety. This is incorrect, but making a Will with Pindoria Solicitors will avoid all the final penalties and complications your estate can fall into if you do not have a Will.
What happens if I die without a Will?
The law sets out clear rules for what happens to your estate - property, personal possessions and cash - if you die without a Will. Passing away without a Will is known in legal terms as dying intestate and the rules that govern the distribution of the estate in such circumstances is known as the law of intestacy.
Under the Administration of Estates Act 1925, the spouse and children do not automatically receive everything in the deceased's estate. Invariably the surviving spouse is treated harshly because the survivor’s entitlement is limited to a sum of £250,000 (plus personal effects), with a limited interest in half of the balance which remains after that. The other half passes to any children.
If there are no children but surviving siblings or parents, then the surviving spouse or civil partner takes a sum of £450,000 and one half of the balance, with other relatives taking the other half. The surviving spouse or civil partner can only take the whole estate if there are no surviving children, siblings or parents.
We can offer professional advice on how to secure the correct disposal of your estate to ensure your last wishes are respected and your chosen beneficiaries are looked after.
Register your Will
Pindoria Solicitors has recently become a Member of the UK's online Register of Wills ‘certainty.co.uk' and we are pleased to announce that we are offering a free of charge will registration if your will was written with us prior to 3rd October 2008.
By
registering at certainty.co.uk, you are giving yourself peace of mind that your family will be able to locate your will with ease when you pass away thereby ensuring that your final wishes are carried out.
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