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Wills and Marriage
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charmoljak wrote: »They just never saw the need too.I believe her partner also believes that by making a will now he's just tempting fate for something to happen.silly I know but that's his belief.
Well, there's nothing to be said, then, is there? By not wishing to 'tempt fate' (whatever is meant by that) he is leaving your Mum at great risk of being destitute and homeless if he died suddenly. Selfish and inconsiderate, to say the least.
Margaret[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Æ[/FONT]r ic wisdom funde, [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]æ[/FONT]r wear[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ð[/FONT] ic eald.
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I would argue that not making a Will is tempting fate.[FONT="]Public wealth warning![/FONT][FONT="] It's not compulsory for solicitors or Willwriters to pass an exam in writing Wills - probably the most important thing you’ll ever sign.[/FONT]
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Well then if he is superstitious about making a will, they'd better get married if he wants your mum to have anything.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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seven-day-weekend wrote: »If you die 'between wills' you will be intestate.
So if one of us had died while on honeymoon i.e. after our marriage but before we'd had a chance to remake our wills, then the legally-wedded spouse would have been the main beneficiary. Good. That's how we would have wanted it to be.
Margaret[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Æ[/FONT]r ic wisdom funde, [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]æ[/FONT]r wear[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ð[/FONT] ic eald.
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Yes, same here Margaret.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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