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Nobody likes to think of death, particularly when you have children that you love and care for.
However, there are steps that can be taken to ensure your wishes are respected long after you’re gone.
Ensuring you have taken the time to prepare a will to suit your personal and financial circumstances, will minimise the stress and complications for your family and friends.
When it comes to ensuring your final wishes are respected and your property and savings are distributed to the people you want to have them, a will is an essential document, however many see a DIY wills as a cost-effective option to protect their assets and interests.
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We work hard to provide for ourselves and those that we love and so it is important to ensure you have a suitable will in place. It does not matter whether you consider yourself not to have many possessions.
Britain’s top 10 inheritance tax hotspots have recently been revealed, with Guildford topping the list.
Soul queen Aretha Franklin sadly passed away recently at the age of 76, leaving behind an estate worth approximately $80 million, however according to court documents the music legend did not have a will in place at the time of her death, meaning that she died intestate.
Ensuring you have a power of attorney in place is possibly one of the most important documents you can possess when planning your estate.
Creating a will isn’t as simple as stating your wishes before you die. There is a process that can often be complex. Below, our infographic explains some of the things you should and shouldn’t do when creating a will.
A High Court judge has been praised for suggesting that people should have to make an advance statement of wishes otherwise known as a ‘living will’ in case said person suffers a serious incapacitating illness or injury.