There are key problem areas that courts and the legal profession are currently struggling to deal with.  As referred to in other areas of this website, these are often by far dealt with by simply planning effectively and making a Will, but not only that, the making of a Will that looks at your whole life circumstances is a must, hence our Wholelife Will Service.  A bad Will can be as damaging as no Will. Unmarried couples and remarrying couples often do not have Wills or have inadequate Wills leaving families in horrible messes when someone dies.  If you remarried and simply asked for Wills that left everything to each other, these are essentially badly organised Wills that simply mirror each other's wishes and can leave one family losing everything to another family and open the maker of the Will up to negligence (Hence greater regulation on the will makers).  Trusting that another spouses family will be fair and sort this out, often is not the case landing the case in court, who can only look at the case under certain criteria. They have to abide by the Will otherwise.  Sideways disinheritance is becoming a big problem.  You simply must attend to organising your affairs and putting that in place to save your families the awful grief of the consequences if you do not.

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But, we also appreciate that there is very little available to help families figure out how to discuss difficult things and reach agreement that is not inflammatory or argumentative, so difficult subjects are avoided.  That is where our service comes in, to fill that gap and hopefully enable you to reach agreements that let you create a Will that looks after everyone involved in your families if anything should happen to you.  We can meet to discuss your needs and agree a way forward.  It really is that important to put your affairs in order to avoid accidentally disinheriting your own children or hurting your families.

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You must also note that what you do with your Will and what you put in it, is an entirely private matter and does not need to be discussed with anyone, including spouses!  The important point to note is that you do make a Will, consider all the eventualities and put your affairs in order.