It is a shocking fact that 7 out of 10 people in the United Kingdom pass away without having made a last will and testament.
When someone dies without leaving a last will and testament, dealing with their estate can be a difficult and complicated business and can leave surviving relatives with problems and unnecessary legal expenses. Dying without leaving a will creates wills and probate problems that can take wills solicitors a long time to clear up, particularly when extensive family networks are involved.
In fact, a difficult situation is created in regards to wills and probate law if you die without having left a last will and testament in place - what wills solicitors call ‘dying intestate’ - and it is unlikely that your dependents and loved ones will receive exactly what you would have wanted, with the tax man taking a bigger slice than would normally be necessary. In addition the whole wills and probate problem will take many months, if not years, for wills solicitors to sort out.
Drawing up a last will and testament doesn’t have to be a difficult process – by contacting a respected firm of wills solicitors you can be sure that experts in the area of wills and probate will be able to help you every step of the way and make sure you have a legally binding last will and testament in place that will make all the necessary provisions in the event of your death.
Once you have a last will and testament drawn up by wills solicitors who are expert in wills and probate law, you can relax and get on with your life – safe in the knowledge that your loved ones will be looked after should the worst happen.
‘The way wills and probate law works means that everybody over the age of 18 should make a last will and testament setting out their final wishes and review it regularly,’ says Helen Murgartroyd, head of the private client team at Wolstenholmes Solicitors - 0800 8620319. ‘If and when circumstances change, such as getting married or divorced, or the birth of children - then this last will and testament should be updated as soon as possible.’
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