Recognising your responsibility to each other.

We'd never like to be rude about your in-laws but we suspect that when you married your spouse, you did so because you wanted to spend your life with them rather than their parents or siblings.

That being the case, you may wish to consider whether sharing your estate with the 'in-laws' is really right for you.

If you die without leaving a Will, the rules of intestacy says who gets what and when. You may wish to take a look at the rules of Intestacy tables available as a free download on this site (click here). 

Most of us will readily dismiss the idea of dying anywhere in the near future but let’s face it, we really have no idea what tomorrow may bring.

You should realise that you have an overriding duty and obligation to ensure that your spouse is taken care of.

As Andrew recently found out after his recent RTA, losing the use of one leg is a bigger hindrance than he could have ever envisaged. In the same way, losing one half of a marriage will leave the survivor of you affected in ways which none of us can really foresee.

There is really nothing we can do about the certainty of death but each of us can at least make the effort to smooth the way for our surviving spouse and making a Will is one of them.

We offer fixed-fee Will writing for married couples of £275.00 (including VAT).  That is the cost of two Wills.

If you think some people might not take too kindly to your decisions and try to contest your Will, you might be interested in The Vital Testimony. While this will add to the cost it should avoid your beneficiaries paying thousands of pounds to lawyers in the future.

If you are interested in making Wills, please complete the following.