Blended families
Blended families must plan wills carefully to avoid disinheriting children. Consider your options for protecting your family.
Sideways disinheritance
Learn how to prevent sideways disinheritance and ensure your beneficiaries receive their intended inheritance, despite changes in your life.
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Do you need to make a will?
If you want to be 100% sure that your possessions are distributed according to your wishes after your death, you need to write a will.
Guardianship and wills
One important element you can manage in your last will and testament is guardianship of any dependents.
I am getting married, do I need a will?
Making a will may not be the first thing you think of when planning your wedding, but you should be aware that your legal status changes upon marriage.
Wills and stepchildren
Unless you have legally adopted your step children, they have no automatic right to inherit under the laws of intestacy.
I have separated from my partner; do I need a new will?
Unless you want your estate to pass to the person from whom you are separated, a new will is the only way to ensure your wishes are fulfilled.