Wills Blog

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Will Writers And Cowboy Executors Days Numbered? state Agent Bully You!

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"Stuck in the Middle with You": When Did You Last Review Your Will? 
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Clutton Cox Conveyancing Wills and Probate:Top of the Blogs Part 2 
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Clutton Cox Conveyancing Wills and Probate:Top of the Blogs  Part One
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It is now quite common for people to set up home before getting married or undertaking a civil partnership , as the Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband and his partner Justine Thornton did, before their marriage over the weekend Good legal advice on...
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The conundrum being faced by the ranks of attorneys, deputies and families managing this money, is how to balance the books and secure the long term care provision required and invest wisely for a future which protects the capital for those concerned. ...
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Tweet Many of us were shocked and some outraged by the death of Nigel Pargetter, a much loved character in the Archers. Nigel’s home and business, Lower Loxley, sounds like a very desirable establishment and Nigel was obviously keen to keep it...
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Tweet There has been a significant increase in the number of cases coming before the courts where wills are being challenged . These challenges are traumatic and expensive for all concerned and highlight the greater need for care and attention to...
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How safe is it to put money into a joint bank account with a family member or close friend

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Disputed Wills: A Mixed Bowl for the R.S.P.C.A.
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Why it Is essential to make a Will

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Why it Is essential to review your Will regularly

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Wills and Probate: Clutton Cox Catch Up
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It was roughly a year ago that I first compiled some quite interesting things about Conveyancing and the Housing Market.   The idea being that if you had the misfortune to sit next to a Conveyancing Solicitor on a bus or at a dinner party, you could...
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When deciding to make your will, it just doesn’t have to be that morbid. Now that you're in a good mood, here are some examples of how grateful your loved ones will feel because you have made a will #1 Jolly Good Reason to Make a Will You can...
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Research published recently shows an alarming 67% of consumers think that all Will Writers are Solicitors. They emphatically are not. Even more worrying, is that 82% of consumers assumed that Will Writers had proper training and qualifications. Consumers...
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You will be known as having died Intestate, if you die in England and Wales without leaving a valid Will. The ability to decide where your assets will go after your death will be lost. In all but exceptional circumstances (in limited and expensive legal...
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The fictional case of Jarndyce v Jarndyce in Charles Dickens’s Bleak House told a story of a disputed Will and the cost ravages of the legal system. The poor litigants endured years of delay fighting their claim to the Jarndyce estate through the...
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“We did not make a Will. A massive mistake, a massive mistake” were the words used by a young widow on the BBC’s One Show recently. The show recounted the circumstances where her fit and athletic husband died whilst playing football at...
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 The news of a mother and children being denied a share of their son’s and father’s estate rams home the perils of not keeping your Will bang up to date. The case which is reported in the news section of the Clutton Cox Solicitors in...
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Lasting Powers of Attorney
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Approximately 66% of people die without making a Will. I know it is one of those things we like to put off. I even have a confession to make that I asa Solicitor didn’t get round to making my Will until recently. By making a Will you can decide what...
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It now seems that the Will of Michael Jackson has been found( allegedly). It might be interesting to compare a Californian Will with your own Will, as you will discover a lot of the terminology is the same. You may be one of the many who have yet to...
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The speculation that now surrounds the existence and/or whereabouts of the Last Will and Testament of Michael Jackson highlights an acute problem which can be faced by relatives and friends immediately after the death of a loved one. Is there a Will , and...
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