This would be a welcoming sign among many families, but it’s also an unwelcome indication among many other families. It all depends upon how the children get on with the new step-mother.
Leo Abse died in 2008, aged 91. The first point is that he’s regarded as being of sound mind when he updated his will […]
Posted on June 28th, 2010 by Stephen
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The Chancellor George Osborne has delivered the Conservative/Lib Dem government’s first Budget. How will this affect your estate and your will writing planning for the future?
Firstly, let’s look at some major changes from today’s budget:
The main impact upon the UK public will be that from January 4th 2011, VAT will go up to 20%. Current […]
Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by Stephen
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I met an elderly lady the other day. She asked me what I did and when I told her she very proudly declared that both she and her husband had made wills just a few years ago.
I asked her if she checked them regularly to see if they needed updating in any way. The reply […]
Posted on June 18th, 2010 by Stephen
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Aneira Thomas, was the first patient of the newly formed NHS – the great institution we all use on a regular basis – 61 years ago. She was born one minute after the NHS started. She even grew up to work for the NHS as a nurse.
Now, however, she may have to sell her house […]
Posted on June 15th, 2010 by Stephen
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Stephen Share has been struck off as a solicitor by the solicitor’s disciplinary tribunal - he’d been accused of breaching accountancy rules, misleading clients and failing to act in their best interests.
The man, from Worcestershire, started Solicitors Probate Services Ltd in 2007. He claimed they became of of the UK’s top will writing companies, […]
Posted on June 11th, 2010 by Stephen
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Anyone can contest a will, but you will guess that in law, using courts to contest a will is going to cost you money, unless you haven’t got any, then the state might pay for you.
Ethel Lucille Hayles died with a valid last will and testament, said the judge in this case. In that will […]
Posted on June 10th, 2010 by Stephen
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Recently, the news was heavy with death notices of two celebrities.
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper, the Hollywood actor died at the age of 74. He’d battled prostate cancer. You’d know his face from Easy Rider, Blue Velvet and Apocalypse Now. He co-wrote Easy Rider with Peter Fonda and were nominated for an Academy Award.
He married five […]
Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by Stephen
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