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What happens if I die without a will?
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Everything that you own will be divided according to intestacy rules. Points to be aware of include:
- Your husband, wife or civil partner may not automatically inherit your property and possessions
- The rules can work so that your children do not receive anything
- Children of a previous relationship will often receive nothing
- A child that lives with you as a ‘child of your family’ but is not your blood relative will be excluded
- If you do not have immediate family everything will be passed to distant relatives rather than your partner, friends or organisations that you want to benefit
- You will have lost your opportunity to appoint a legal guardian to look after your child and make the main decisions in the way your child is brought
- If you are not married or in a civil partnership with your partner they are unlikely to receive anything
Frequently asked questions
- Do I really need a will?
- Do I really need to use a firm of solicitors to prepare my will?
- I run a business. Can I use my will to protect my business?
- Is there anything I should prepare before contacting you?
- What do the words testator and testatrix mean?
- What does beneficiary mean?
- What does intestacy and intestate mean?
- What does my assets mean?
- What does my estate mean?
- What does the cost of the fixed fee will drafting service cover at QualitySolicitors?
- What exactly happens if I ask you about preparing my will?
- What happens if I die without a will?
- What types of will can I get at QualitySolicitors?
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