Election Year or Fear!

[SithHappens]

Seriously though we do need to sort one. We dont have children but been thinking more about it, and our concerns now is if something happens to both of us our siblings probably become next of kin and my wife has a half sister who i definitely don't want getting a single penny. I'd rather donate it to Forest than her get anything.

[Andy_Faber]

Seriously though we do need to sort one. We dont have children but been thinking more about it, and our concerns now is if something happens to both of us our siblings probably become next of kin and my wife has a half sister who i definitely don't want getting a single penny. I'd rather donate it to Forest than her get anything.

…in which case it gets complicated. Based on my experience (as an executor), so not advice, Your concern shouldn’t only be if something happens to both of you it should be if something happens to one of you and the survivor a) decides to change their will later, let’s say in favour of a new partner or persistent family member or b) has a need for long term care. Professionally constructed well thought through wills will head off such issues as well as explain the need for a particular type of joint residential property ownership.