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Second Marriage Typical Wills / Re-Marriage Wills
Writing A Will With Children In A Second Marriage
If you answer “yes” to any of the below questions, then you will probably want to consider second marriage typical wills or re-marriage wills over a standard will:- Do you have children from a previous relationship for whom you wish to make provision?
- Are you concerned that your share in your property should pass to your own chosen beneficiaries, whether they are your own children or other family members?
- Are you concerned that your partner could change their Will after your death so that your own children or other chosen beneficiaries could lose out?
- Are you concerned that your partner could remarry or start a new family after your death meaning that your own children could lose out?
- Are you aware that if your property is jointly owned, it will automatically pass to the surviving joint owner? And that if this happens you will not be able to control what happens to that property after your partner passes away, or even should he or she remarry?
- Are you aware that you can take steps now to protect each share in the property for your own children or other chosen beneficiaries? And that you can do this without compromising the position of the survivor ie you may give your partner the right to remain in the property for life, or until their remarriage or they cohabit with another partner, or any other conditions you may wish.
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We talk to you about who you would like to benefit and in what amounts, including specific gifts and any charitable legacies, and then help you create the will itself.
How Does Second Marriages And Wills or Re-Marriage Wills Work?
To enable you to guarantee your share in the property for your chosen beneficiaries, you can in your Will set up a Trust involving your property which gives your share to, for example, your own children, but states that your partner may live in that property for life (or can move and the same will apply to the new property). Only when the property is finally sold do your beneficiaries get their share.
So that you can do this, you will probably also need to change the way in which your property is registered as previously stated if your property is jointly owned, it will automatically pass in its entirety to the surviving partner. We would need to carry out a Severance of Joint Ownership so that you would become Tenants-in-Common. This does not affect the ownership of the property while you are both alive, but it means that you each have a share in the property which you can leave in your Wills to your own chosen beneficiaries.
No Affect On Your Inheritance Tax Position
Thanks to the changes in Inheritance Tax announced by the Chancellor on 9th October 2007, if you are married or in a Civil Partnership, you can do this without affecting your inheritance tax position.
Find Out More About Protecting Children’s Inheritance In A Second Marriage
To find out more about second marriage typical wills, call our friendly team on 0208 568 9602 or email enquiries@willpowergroup.com and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.
