Making a will

gehngus_2

i used the will writing software from this place. and then took it to the solicitor.
He checked it, copied it and kept a copy.
I paid £20 for the service inc a signiture. Very easy.

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wench90

Hi,
I have just read this thread and although it is about wills I noticed that they may be some people with some legal knowledge that may be able to advise me. I hvve already contacted a solicitor for free advice but he hasnt got back to me which has left me frustrated.My situation is as follows:

My grandfather has recently died leaving a small property. At present there is a search going on for a will but it doesnt look like the family are going to be able to find it, so it appears that he may then have died "intestate".

My grandfather had seven children, the oldest of which was my mother. Unfortunately four years ago my mother passed away from illness leaving my brother, sister and I. My mother's siblings are behaving pretty badly and are curently saying that if they do get anything, they will split it between the six of them, forgetting that my mother lived and left three children and two grandchildren who could benefit from her share of inheritance. For me, the money means nothing but for my brother who has just left uni with £12000 worth of debt, he could use any help he could get setting up his life, my sister has two small children and one on the way, she could also do with the help. We are hurt that they have dismissed our mother's memory for greed, and nothing else.
I have looked into the rules of inheritance and it appears that if our grandfather had died without leaving a will, we will be entitled to our mother's share of any inheritance. Does anyone know whether this is definate, and are there any circumstances where this may not be the case? If my family dont mention my mother in order to get more for themselves, do we have any redress for this?

If there is a will and my grandfather has left the house to the seven siblings , would we then be entitled to my mother's share, or will this be at the discretion of the other siblings?

I would appreciate any advice you may have. We have been shocked by the indeceny of my mother's family and are really hurt by what they are doing but i am determined that my mother's memory doesnt disappear and that my younger siblings dont lose out because my mother just doesnt happen to be here anymore. It's crazy what money does to people!

I guess this is a good example of why wills are so important!

Any advice would be great.

Bossyboots

There is a strict pecking order for who gets what when someone dies intestate. I am having a sneaky peak at work at the moment but when I get home I will find my usual link to the information and post it.

misterthrifty

This seems to sum up the intestacy rules, if I read your post correctly your grandfather is 'unmarried with children' as his wife pre-deaceased him. Looks like you and your siblings would be entitled to your mothers share.

Hope this helps.

Mr T

Married person with children
Spouse gets everything up to *£125,000 & personal possessions.
Anything remaining is divided into two:-
Half to the children at 18 or earlier marriage.
Half in trust during spouse's lifetime - he or she gets the income. On spouse's death this half goes to the children.

If a child predeceases, leaving issue, his issue will take his share between them.

Married person, no children
If there are parents, brothers or sisters of the whole blood, nephew or nieces:-
Spouse gets everything up to *£200,000 & personal possessions.
Anything remaining is divided into two:-
Half of this goes to spouse
Half to parents. If no parent is living then it goes to brothers or sisters or their children.

Married person, no parents, brothers or sisters of the whole blood, nephew or nieces
bullet Spouse takes whole estate.

Unmarried person with children
Estate goes to children at 18 or earlier marriage.
If a child predeceases, leaving issue, his issue take per stirpes.

Unmarried person with no children
Estate goes to parents.
If none, then to siblings of the whole blood or their issue.
If none, then to siblings of the half blood or their issue.
If none, then to grandparents.
If none, then to uncles and aunts of the whole blood or their issue.
If none, then to uncles and aunts of the half blood or their issue.
If there are no parents, siblings (whole or half blood), issue of siblings, grandparents, uncles and aunts (whole or half blood), or issue of uncles or aunts, estate goes to the Crown (or to the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duke of Cornwall)

elrick

Married 37 years, 3 kids, 4 grandkids. We want to leave everything to the kids split evenly once debts etc. cleared from assets worth about 300K. Since we live in Scotland is a will necessary? ps I note that the 'free will fortnight' doesn't apply to Scotland.

Robert_Sterling

In a nut shell:-

All the children of the deceased get an equal share in the estate.
If one or more of the children of the deceased has predeceased him and they have children then those children get equal shares of the share that their parent would have had.

Someone has to apply for "Letters of Administration" which is similar to obtaining probate.
I guess they would have to name all the children of the deceased person including any of the children who themselves had died.






This is not legal advice. I looked it up and put it into plain English

Dora_the_Explorer_5

wench90 wrote:

Hi,
I have just read this thread and although it is about wills I noticed that they may be some people with some legal knowledge that may be able to advise me. I hvve already contacted a solicitor for free advice but he hasnt got back to me which has left me frustrated.My situation is as follows:

My grandfather has recently died leaving a small property. At present there is a search going on for a will but it doesnt look like the family are going to be able to find it, so it appears that he may then have died "intestate".

My grandfather had seven children, the oldest of which was my mother. Unfortunately four years ago my mother passed away from illness leaving my brother, sister and I. My mother's siblings are behaving pretty badly and are curently saying that if they do get anything, they will split it between the six of them, forgetting that my mother lived and left three children and two grandchildren who could benefit from her share of inheritance. For me, the money means nothing but for my brother who has just left uni with £12000 worth of debt, he could use any help he could get setting up his life, my sister has two small children and one on the way, she could also do with the help. We are hurt that they have dismissed our mother's memory for greed, and nothing else.
I have looked into the rules of inheritance and it appears that if our grandfather had died without leaving a will, we will be entitled to our mother's share of any inheritance. Does anyone know whether this is definate, and are there any circumstances where this may not be the case? If my family dont mention my mother in order to get more for themselves, do we have any redress for this?

If there is a will and my grandfather has left the house to the seven siblings , would we then be entitled to my mother's share, or will this be at the discretion of the other siblings?

I would appreciate any advice you may have. We have been shocked by the indeceny of my mother's family and are really hurt by what they are doing but i am determined that my mother's memory doesnt disappear and that my younger siblings dont lose out because my mother just doesnt happen to be here anymore. It's crazy what money does to people!

I guess this is a good example of why wills are so important!

Any advice would be great.

Hope this on dying intestate helps, lawfully married means no living spouse exists.
If you are not lawfully married, but have had children
Your estate will be shared between the children. Should they die before you then their children would take their share.

I would imagine that if the estate isn't dealt with properly, it will be fraud. CAB could give you some help with this.

A perfect example of the perils of not making a will - relatives fall out with each other unnecessarily.

servalan

i'm 29 not married no kids have my own house . i am looking at making a will as with my job is coming more and more risks. what i want to know is that once i have made a will how much will it cost to change further down the line eg if i get married and have children at the minute i am after leaving everything to my parents . i am aware that the costs will vary from area to area. i was offered a free will from work but wouldn't use it as its a poxy a4 piece of paper which s eld in their office also think its a good way for them to snop as well any help appricated

misterthrifty

I think you are best to avoid the 'free' will offered by your employees, unless it is properly handled by a solicitor and kept safely by them. It seems the typical cost of preparing a simple will is up to £100, depending on area. A change to the will can be dealt with by codicil at less cost but having a new family would probably involve making a new will to avoid complications.

The on-going costs of this is one of the things that worries me, particularly if they are due to tax changes over which I have no control!

margaretclare

servalan wrote:

i'm 29 not married no kids have my own house . i am looking at making a will as with my job is coming more and more risks. what i want to know is that once i have made a will how much will it cost to change further down the line eg if i get married and have children at the minute i am after leaving everything to my parents . i am aware that the costs will vary from area to area. i was offered a free will from work but wouldn't use it as its a poxy a4 piece of paper which s eld in their office also think its a good way for them to snop as well any help appricated

Once you get married your previous will is no longer valid, and you need a new one.

Margaret Clare