Wills and Probate

Wills and Probates

INTESTACY RULES

You will find below the description of what will happen to your assets should you die without a will, based on your current situation.

You are married / in a Civil Partnership, no children 

• Your spouse gets everything

You are married / in a Civil Partnership, with children 

• Your spouse gets the first £250000 and a lifetime interest in half the remainder (ie they cannot dispose of the asset)
• Children get the remainder of the estate; the other half comes to them on second death.

You are married / in a Civil Partnership, no children but with parents or siblings 

• Your spouse gets £450000 and a lifetime interest in half the remainder of the estate (ie they cannot dispose of the asset)
• Parents, or if none siblings share the remainder, with the other half given to them on second death.

You are NOT married (includes widowed or divorced), with children

• Everything goes to your children

 You are not married but have relatives

• Everything goes to the following, in order of priority (i.e. if you have siblings but no parents, the people remaining on the list get nothing):
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Half brothers/ sisters
  • Grandparents
  • Uncles / aunts (blood relatives)

You are married, and no blood relatives

• Everything goes to the crown

 If you wish to speak to a solicitor to discuss how to best handle your estate call Goddard Smith Solicitors on 0800 160 11 44 or click here