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If there's no will at all, we can help the next of kin apply for authority to deal with the estate and provide advice about the rules of intestacy.
If someone dies without making a will, they are said to be intestate. When this happens, the deceased person's possessions are shared among surviving relatives according to a complex formula called the rules of intestacy.
Many people believe that it is not necessary to make a will if they want to leave everything to their husband or wife, because the spouse will get everything anyway. However, this is not necessarily the case.
The only situations in which a surviving spouse will automatically inherit everything are:
The estate is worth less than £125,000 where there are children or £200,000 if there are no children (this includes everything: house, money, insurance, personal possessions etc).
This chart shows you what happens if you don't make a will. Note that if you're married, all your property won't necessarily go to your spouse. The rules for Northern Ireland and Scotland are different.
If you would like to find out more, please contact us.
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