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Wills
Do I Need a Will if I Have Children in the UK?
How a Will can help parents appoint guardians, make arrangements for children and reduce uncertainty for the people left behind.
Wills
Do I Need a Will if I Am Not Married in the UK?
Why unmarried partners do not automatically receive the same inheritance rights as spouses, and how a Will can provide clearer protection.
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Do I Need a Property and Financial Affairs LPA?
How a Property and Financial Affairs LPA allows trusted people to manage money, bills, pensions and property when support is needed.
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Do I Need a Health and Welfare LPA?
What a Health and Welfare LPA covers, when it can be used and how it can give trusted people clearer authority over care and medical decisions.
Reviews
Does Your Will or LPA Still Reflect Your Life Today?
When an existing Will or Lasting Power of Attorney may be worth reviewing, what a review can uncover and why checking does not necessarily mean replacing it.
Wills
Do I Need a Will if I Am Single?
Why being single does not mean that there is nothing to plan for, who may inherit without a Will and how you can make your own wishes clear.
Wills
What Happens to My Will When I Get Married?
Why marriage will usually revoke an existing Will, what may happen under the intestacy rules and when you should put a new Will in place.
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