Drafting errors cause loss to sons’ claim on their family farm! The England and Wales High Court (EWHC) has agreed that a son was disinherited after his late father’s Will was deemed invalid. Is your Will correct? The Court agreed with Timothy Mundil-Williams that his...
Death is not a subject that we like to consider or discuss, however, planning ahead by using Estate Planning is more important than ever to ensure your affairs are in order before your passing. Regardless of your age, wealth, health or status, planning for your future...
What is a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)? An LPA covers decisions about your financial affairs, or your health and care. It comes in effect if you lose mental capacity, or if you no longer want to make decisions for yourself. Dementia and the benefits of a Lasting...
What is Kenton Baker Estate Planning Practitioners? Kenton Baker Estate Planning Practitioners is a specialist Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Lasting Power of Attorney, Mortgage and Life Insurance company serving Bideford, North Devon, South West and North West...
As a home owner whether married or in a civil partnership your property will probably pass to your spouse or civil partner when you die. So what happens when a married home owner dies? However the future life circumstances of your spouse or civil partner will...
You may be surprised to learn that if you own your home and your partner (un-married) lives with you, no matter for how long, has no right to keep living in your home after you have died. Your partner has no rights. Unless you have made provision in your will for your...
We all believe that our children will automatically go to our family to be cared for when we die. However if one parent dies, normally the other parent will carry on looking after the children. There can be circumstances where this may not happen such as the remaining...
As a Sole Trader, you are probably a ‘one-man band’ meaning You are the business! On death whilst still trading it is probable the business will cease to trade. There are many factors that can decide what does happen to your business at death, so there is...
With the UK’s population ageing, more people will be living with long-term care needs. Oscar Wilde once said: ‘The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.’ But the good news of rising life expectancy also brings with it the challenge of how...
THE LAW WILL DECIDE If you die without making a Will in England or Wales, the law will decide who gets what. If you have no living family members, all your property and possessions will go to the Crown. By making a Will, you can also make sure you don’t pay more...