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Category: Divorce and Remarriage

Divorce and Remarrying: Why Updating your Will is Critical

Updating your will after divorce is an essential step in estate planning, and one that people often fail to consider at an early stage. Similarly, should you remarry, putting in place the right measures in your estate to protect your assets and ensure that the right people benefit from your life is often overlooked.  … Continue reading Divorce and Remarrying: Why Updating your Will is Critical

Bloodline Wills: 3 questions answered

Bloodline wills: 3 questins answered

Bloodline wills can be put in place to keep your assets in the family when you die. Not just for your children, but for your grandchildren and future generations. Q1. But what are they?   Q2. How do they differ from normal wills?   Q3. And when should they be used?   Like any legal… Continue reading Bloodline Wills: 3 questions answered

Estate Planning and Second Marriages

In our latest blog, we’re looking at estate planning and second marriages. When your first marriage ends there is much to consider. You may be divorcing, or you have lost your spouse. Both reasons present challenges that you must address through your estate planning to ensure that your estate is passed on to the people… Continue reading Estate Planning and Second Marriages

#3 Estate Planning Tips for Blended Families

We’re looking at estate planning for blended families in our latest article. Over 50% of marriages end in divorce today, and blended families are becoming more and more common. So much so, in fact, that they are no longer regarded as unusual. So it makes sense to take a look at some tips for blended… Continue reading #3 Estate Planning Tips for Blended Families

What is Sideways Disinheritance and 3 Easy Steps to Avoid It

Sideways disinheritance is a scenario where your beneficiaries miss out on their inheritance when you die because generational inheritance steps sideways through the remarriage of the surviving spouse. What does that mean exactly? The commonest form of will for married couples is a mirror will. Essentially you both write the same will, mirrored for each… Continue reading What is Sideways Disinheritance and 3 Easy Steps to Avoid It