Second families and remarriage

A carefully worded will can provide for a surviving spouse or civil partner as well as protect inheritance for children from a previous marriage or civil partnership.

A trust structure is often useful to avoid friction and guarantee provision for those close to you.

Marriage and civil partnership revokes an earlier Will

A new marriage or civil partnership revokes an earlier will , the exception is where a civil partnership has been converted into a marriage.  This could leave your estate exposed to the Intestacy laws and lead to costly disputes, if you have not made a new Will to reflect your new situation.

  • We can provide straight forward explanations of trusts and how they might benefit you and your family. We can also look at other options involving the use of life policies and life time gifting.
  • We will ensure you have a professionally drawn Will which will be difficult to challenge after you have passed. Our aim is to understand your wishes and ensure they are put in to place no matter how complicated your family affairs.
  • If your spouse or civil partner predeceased you, and you have subsequently remarried or entered into a new civil partnership, we can provide valuable inheritance tax planning advice.

Choose Furley Page for advice following remarriage or the formation of a new civil partnership

We have been advising clients facing these questions over many years providing down to earth, practical advice.

We have seen all manner of family complexities and are confident we will have a solution whatever the problem.

Our experienced team can help deal with those decisions that seem impossible to resolve.

We have technical skills that are recognised by the Legal 500, Chambers HNW and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Contact Aaron Spencer or Melanie Christodoulou to find out how we can help you.

 

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The team are very experienced, accessible, practical and both we and our clients find them very easy to work with. They are flexible to clients needs and always willing and able to help.

The Legal 500 2021 - Personal Tax, Trusts & Probate

October 2020

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