The rules of intestacy in England and Wales change this week, with the coming into force of the Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Act 2014 on Wednesday 1 October.
The main effect of the act is to abolish the life interest trust of the spouse established by the Administration of Estates Act 1925. In future, the surviving spouse of an intestate with children will get the GBP250,000 statutory legacy, the deceased's personal chattels and half the balance of the remaining estate outright. Children or other descendants share the other half of the balance.
In addition, the act provides that the spouse of an intestate without children will, in future, inherit the whole estate. Both of the new rules apply even to estranged spouses or civil partners. It’s worth bearing in mind that where there is a second or third marriage, the new rules give significant priority to the surviving spouse.
So, this makes it more important than ever for your clients to prepare a will. And now we are making it even simpler for you to provide this service to your clients.
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