What If Die Without A Will?

Not just you but many people erroneously think that their Estate or Assets will go to their partner or their loved ones when they die. This isn't necessarily the case. For Example, an unmarried partner will be entitled to nothing... more

Even a spouse may not receive the entire Estate and worryingly, may not receive enough to maintain their current lifestyle.

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Subsequently, if you get married or remarried your will is invalid, unless the will itself states that it is made in contemplation of that marriage and that it will be effective afterwards.

And a will is also invalid if it is not made under the correct procedures.

If a will that is not clear under the law is open to challenge and your wishes may be overruled. 

Intestacy is when you die without making a valid will. Your assets will be distributed under the Rules of Intestacy to your surviving relatives. It can also becomes costly delays in the administration of your estate

If you have made a Will and this has not been completed correctly it will have no effect on your death and the Intestacy rules will apply. This will be the same as if you had not left a Will.

The INTESTACY RULES are that if you are married a certain proportion of your estate must be left to your husband or wife and children. The exact amounts will depend on the circumstances when you die and in certain circumstances, where you have no children, then other members of your family, parents, brothers and sisters, can benefit as well.

The problem with intestacy is that it is difficult to undo if there are disagreements in the family. It can also be very difficult, time consuming and as a result expensive, to trace all the heirs, or the persons entitled to share an estate.