Understanding wording in a will

Jackie8761

I have made a will but unsure if the wording is correct I want my daughters to have 50/50 on the whole of my estate but my solicitors has but this in can anyone please explain what it means ifone shall die before me I want the other to get yhe whole estate 

If any of my said daughters shall predeceaseme tgen the interest in my estate which they would have inherited had they survived me shall be distributed to thier children in equal shares absolutely but if any of my said daughters shall predecease me withoutany issues then the interest in my estate which they would have inherited had they survived me shall be distributed to my surviving daughter absolutely 

Only 1 daughter had 2 child the other has none 

Im unsure of the wording 

SiliconChip

You need to go back to your solicitor as what you want is not what that clause says, if your daughter with children predeceases you then her share would go to her children rather than to your other daughter. The solicitor probably misunderstood your instruction (to be fair what has been written is probably what most people would want).

Keep_pedalling

It’s very straight forward. If your childless daughter dies before you, her share will go to her sister. If your daughter with children dies before you do, her share goes to her children.

it is worded the way it is in case your childless daughter later has a child or adopts one, or your grand children pre decease you.

RAS

What will happen is

You die and both your daughters survive you: your daughters both get 50%
You die and the daughter who has children dies before you: your surviving daughter gets 50% and each of the grandchildren get 25%
You die and your childless daughter pre-deceases you: your daughter with children 100%

So it looks like you want the clause about transferring the inheritance to children removing, and the bit about "without issue."

Linton

What do you want to happen if  both daughters die before you? The solicitor's wording covers this whereas your statement does not.

A major reason for choosing a solicitor to draft a will is to ensure that all possible what-if's are covered.

Jackie8761

Ok so this covers if both of my daughters die before me then Mt estate  goes to my grandchildren BUT if one us still remaining the whole estate goes to the remaining daughter is this correct 

shiraz99

Jackie8761 said:

I have made a will but unsure if the wording is correct I want my daughters to have 50/50 on the whole of my estate but my solicitors has but this in can anyone please explain what it means ifone shall die before me I want the other to get yhe whole estate 

If any of my said daughters shall predeceaseme tgen the interest in my estate which they would have inherited had they survived me shall be distributed to thier children in equal shares absolutely but if any of my said daughters shall predecease me withoutany issues then the interest in my estate which they would have inherited had they survived me shall be distributed to my surviving daughter absolutely 

Only 1 daughter had 2 child the other has none 

Im unsure of the wording 

So to be clear, you don't want your grandchildren getting half of the estate if that daughter predeceases you?

Currently, this is what will happen according to that wording.

Jackie8761

I don't feel that it is fair on the daughter with no children 

Keep_pedalling

Jackie8761 said:

I don't feel that it is fair on the daughter with no children 

Do you think it fair that if you GC loose their mother then they also loose their inheritance to their aunt? If so why did you not tell the solicitor that is what you want?Jackie8761 said:

Ok so this covers if both of my daughters die before me then Mt estate  goes to my grandchildren BUT if one us still remaining the whole estate goes to the remaining daughter is this correct 

No, not under the current wording, if the childless daughter dies her bequest passes to her sister, if the daughter with children dies first then her share goes to her children. This is the normal way people do things otherwise you risk disinheriting your grand children who are likely to have more need of it than a childless aunt.

Mojisola

Jackie8761 said:

I have made a will but unsure if the wording is correct

I want my daughters to have 50/50 on the whole of my estate but my solicitors has but this in can anyone please explain what it means

if one shall die before me I want the other to get the whole estate

Only 1 daughter had 2 child the other has none

Another alternative distribution would be if one daughter dies before you with leaving any children, her share goes directly to your grandchildren.

The_Fat_Controller

@Keep_pedalling please don't moralise.

@Jackie8761 can do as they wish and needs to get the will corrected if they do not change their mind.

PS. @Keep_pedalling, there is only one O in lose.