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Chopping and Changing Your Will Can Be a Recipe for Inheritance Disputes
Making numerous wills in old age, chopping and changing their terms, can sadly be a recipe for dispute…
Making a Will? You Mustn’t Forget Your Family and Financial Dependants
When making your will, you may, for one reason or another, choose to distribute your estate unevenly between…
You Are Duty-Bound Reasonably to Provide for Your Dependants in Your Will
Making reasonable provision in your will for those who depend upon you financially is a duty, not a…
This Is Why You Should Make a Will Whilst You’re Still Hale and Hearty
There are all sorts of good reasons why you should instruct a solicitor to draft your will whilst…
Solicitor’s Accurate Memory Proves Decisive in Fending Off Will Forgery Claim
One of the many good reasons why you should engage a professional to guide you through the process…
Want to Keep Your Will a Secret? High Court Ruling Underlines the Pitfalls
Tensions simmer within many families and, when making your will, you may wish to keep its contents secret…
High Court Ruling Underlines the Pitfalls of Making ‘Inflexible’ Mutual Wills
It is legally possible for couples to make mutual wills by which each binds the other not to…
Wife’s Death Six Months After Divorce Settlement Triggers Guideline Ruling
Financial settlements reached by divorcing couples are binding – but what if they are based on assumptions that…
High Court Comes to Aid of Widow Left Almost Penniless by Husband’s Will
Failing to make reasonable provision for your dependants in your will is to positively invite discord between your…
Pensioner with ‘Mild Cognitive Impairment’ Capable of Making a Valid Will
To make a valid will, you need a certain level of mental capacity. However, as a High Court…
Making a Will? Court Ruling Underlines the Benefits of Professional Advice
Engaging a professional to draft your will and give advice has many advantages that may not be apparent…
Businessman’s ‘Hopeless Disorganisation’ Triggers Bitter Inheritance Dispute
Business owners who carelessly intermingle corporate funds with their own money positively invite confusion – and dispute between…
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