Children often react differently to adults, when death occurs.
It takes children to get to aged about nine before they deal and understand about death, like adults.
From a young age and up to about five they don’t understand time or distance so final and forever mean nothing to them. Dead only means less alive. Death […]
Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Stephen
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The death of a loved one is a particularly difficult time for all involved. It can be made even worse if there’s a delay with officialdom choosing to delay the release of the body for the funeral.
There can be many reasons why a delay is inevitable, for the funeral to go ahead. The funeral may […]
Posted on August 27th, 2009 by Stephen
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Taiwan billionaire Y.C. Wang died last October, aged 92. He died intestate - without a will.
When this happens, it presents numerous problems for the potential beneficiaries. It often means that sorting out someone’s estate will take much longer than if a Will had been written and valid.
In this situation, the case may be […]
Posted on August 24th, 2009 by Stephen
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Here’s a tale that should send many tens of thousands of people looking to their Wills to check and see if they’ve nominated their solicitor to carry out their probate, after they pass on.
Auntie, who was 100 when she died, left a nice sized estate when she died over two years ago. The estate would […]
Posted on August 20th, 2009 by Stephen
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From September 2009, the cost of not paying your inheritance tax (IHT) bill will rapidly increasing.
Your government, via the HM Revenue and Customs, these days called HMRC, is upping the interest rate payable on inheritance tax not paid within six months of the person’s death. The government is both having its cake and eating it […]
Posted on August 17th, 2009 by Stephen
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Many people think of their future; their retirement. Will they be sitting on their veranda, looking past the palm trees in their garden and out to the deep blue sea which stands just beyond the soft sand of the private beach, just a few steps away? Anything to leave the nanny state behind and actually […]
Posted on August 15th, 2009 by Stephen
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There are many different of wills, (some of these valid in the UK and some are not - check with your professional consultant to see which applies to you) generally these include:
• nuncupative will - oral or dictated
• holographic will - written in the hand of the testator
• will in solemn form - signed by testator and […]
Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Stephen
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We know will writing in the UK as a legal document through which a person transfers their rights over property, other assets and deals with their debts. They also name who would be their children’s guardian and give their final funeral wishes. In some countries, people use this opportunity to communicate events and thoughts concerning […]
Posted on August 4th, 2009 by Stephen
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