Prince proves the need for a will

Prince didn't expect to die on 21 April 2016. The rock star was just 57 and to all accounts healthy. Maybe he felt he still had time to write a will. Maybe, like many of us, he feared making a will would tempt the grim reaper to look his way.

Sadly, it's a fact of life that death can come knocking any time. Nobody expects car accidents, heart attacks while jogging or lightning strikes while playing golf.

Joshua Crowther, a Law Society Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at Stacks Law Firm, has seen the consequences a death without leaving a will can cause to a family.

"It can get very ugly as some people think they deserve a bigger slice of the pie," Mr Crowther said.