There are key problem areas that courts and the legal profession are increasingly dealing with.  As referred to in other areas of this website, these are often by far better dealt with before a crisis or conflict, by simply planning effectively and making a Will.  The making of a Will that looks at your whole life circumstances is a must, hence our Wholelife Will Service.  A bad Will can be as damaging as no Will. Unmarried couples and remarrying couples often do not have Wills or have inadequate Wills leaving families in horrible messes when someone dies.  If you remarried and simply asked for Wills that left everything to each other without taking adequate advice, these are essentially badly organised Wills that simply mirror each other's wishes and can leave one family losing everything to another family.  This opens the maker of the Will to negligence (Hence greater regulation on the will makers) and the family to an immensely difficult situation.  Trusting that another spouses family will be your idea of fair and sort this out, often is not the case landing the case in court.  The court can only look at the case under certain criteria. They have to abide by the Will otherwise.  Sideways disinheritance is becoming a big problem.  You simply must attend to organising your affairs and putting that in place to save your families the awful grief of the consequences if you do not.

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Empowered To Talk Service  Facilitating Agreement

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But, we also appreciate that there is very little available to help families figure out how to discuss and sort these difficult things.  You may wonder how you reach agreement that is not inflammatory or argumentative, so difficult subjects are avoided.  That is where our services come in, to fill that gap.  For example, you may use the Empowered To Talk service to simply facilitate a structured gathering aimed at reaching agreement and decisions.   You may then achieve your goals of completing the planning that protects everyone involved.  We can meet to discuss your needs and agree a way forward.  It really is that important to put your affairs in order to avoid accidentally disinheriting your own children or hurting your families.

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You must also note that what you do with your Will and what you put in it, is an entirely private matter and does not need to be discussed with anyone, including spouses!  The important point to note is that you do make a Will, consider all the eventualities and put your affairs in order.  Good planning now allows you to live your best life always.