{"id":16483,"date":"2020-10-27T12:45:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T12:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ardenslaw2020.je-hosting.co.uk\/?page_id=16483"},"modified":"2021-11-03T16:34:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:34:52","slug":"wills-probate-and-estates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ardenslaw.com\/pl\/services-for-you\/wills-probate-and-estates\/","title":{"rendered":"Wills, probate and estates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve not yet made a Will then you\u2019re not alone. In Britain, around two thirds of people don\u2019t have a valid Will in place and around one third of us will die without a Will \u2013 known as dying \u2018intestate\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>There are many reasons why you should act now and put your personal affairs in order.<\/p>\n<p>By leaving a Will you will make sure that your family and friends aren\u2019t left to deal with unnecessary problems.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, if you die without making a Will, your property, investments, savings and personal effects will pass to your relatives in a strict order of priority that is decided by the rules of intestacy (as specified in the Administration of Estates Act 1925), meaning you are not able to control who inherits your assets.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not married, live with your partner and neither of you have a will, you will both be unprotected financially and might even be left homeless. Equally if one partner has a Will, the other could be left unprotected.<\/p>\n<p>Our expert team can help with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Writing and updating Wills<\/li>\n<li>Minimising liability for Inheritance Tax<\/li>\n<li>Handling probate matters<\/li>\n<li>Administration of the estate after death<\/li>\n<li>Challenging Wills<\/li>\n<li>Claiming against an estate<\/li>\n<li>Creating and administering trusts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like help with writing a Will or need advice and support on dealing with probate and estate administration, <a href=\"\/contact-us\/\"><strong>get in touch<\/strong><\/a> with our expert team now for a free, initial conversation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve not yet made a Will then you\u2019re not alone. In Britain, around two thirds of people don\u2019t have a valid Will in place and around one third of us will die without a Will \u2013 known as dying \u2018intestate\u2019. 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