Everyone Should Have A Properly Drafted Will
But only about a third of the population actually makes a Will.
Even out of those who do make Wills, a substantial number simply
buy a form from a law stationer for a couple of pounds for a
"do it yourself" job. Our aim here is to explain to you
why everyone should have a professionally drafted Will, to describe
some of the problems which arise if people do not make Wills or
rely on home-made efforts and to explain the process which we at
Finers Stephens Innocent LLP adopt when you instruct us to prepare
a Will for you.
Intestacy
If you die without making a Will you are described as
"intestate". In this situation the law prescribes a set
of rigid rules for the division of assets between your spouse, any
children and possibly other relatives. These rules of
"intestate succession" virtually never correspond with
the arrangements which a properly advised person would include if
they were making a Will. The intestacy
