- 15 November 2022When a biological parent dies, adopted children sometimes seek to exercise inheritance rights to that parent's estate. Such claims generally…
- 15 November 2022I’ve a question regarding stepchildren and the 1975 Act? My stepmother (my dad remarried) has just died. She left her…
- 14 November 2022There is no legal order of next of kin in England and Wales. The term has no fixed definition in…
- 14 November 2022Hello, I’ve a question on testamentary freedom in blended families. Like me, you must have seen cases in the newspapers…
- 14 November 2022An executor can withhold money from a beneficiary, but only for the estate's sake: to pay debts, taxes and administration…
- 14 November 2022Writing a will is the foundation of preserving your inheritance.To write a will with stepchildren is the foundation of preserving…
- 13 November 2022Dear Ade, What are the cohabiting couples’ inheritance rights? My partner and I have been together before my son who…
- 17 October 2021When folk with previous marriages come together, the question of who gets what need not be a problem. Simply speak…