Aretha Franklin died intestate – without a Will.
The world recently lost one of it’s greatest divas. Aretha Franklin died aged 76 from pancreatic cancer. During her extraordinary 60 year career the wonderfully talented Ms. Franklin [...]
Will writing: Single vs Mirror Will
Writing a Will can feel like a minefield of legal jargon, confusing forms and things you really don’t want to think about. But, it shouldn’t be that way. Over the next few weeks, we are going to [...]
10 reasons to write your Will
The two overarching reasons to write your Will is to 1, retain control of your assets and 2, protect your family. So why then have the majority of UK Adults not actually done it? In fact there [...]
Splitting the silver: How late life divorce is causing bitter inheritance battles
Till retirement do us part…While divorce rates are generally falling across the board there is one age group that is bucking the trend. The Over 50’s. The baby boomers. Once the largest [...]
Meet us at the 50+ show
Help celebrate our TENTH anniversary at the 50+ Show 2016 is an exciting year for Future Legal Services. Not only do we celebrate our 10th birthday this July – more on that later – [...]
5 things you should know about Will Trusts
Protect more than just your solely owned assets with a Will trust If you die without a Will your estate is distributed in accordance with Government defined rules of Intestacy. Only by writing a [...]
Just how damaging is an out of date Will?
From the inclusion of obsolete trusts to inadvertently leaving the majority of your estate to charity, an out of date Will can cause as many problems as not having one at all. Out of date Will vs [...]
What can Wills Trusts protect against?
In the most part writing your Will is a piece of cake. You know what your assets are and you probably already know who you want to leave them to. Pop it all down in your Will and then when the [...]
When should I update my Will?
If you’ve already written your Will. Well done! It’s something that lingers on a ‘to do’ list for years, but actually when push comes to shove it was probably far easier than you thought it [...]
Estate planning for pets
With over 46% of all UK homes owning an animal of one variety or other there should be millions of people thinking about estate planning for pets. Unsurprisingly there isn’t. However, what [...]
