Who gets what , when your dead - Page 3

glasgow guy · 05-03-2009, 20:46

currently going through a shambolic mess due to my mum dying last january and her not leaving a will, but she did leave a couple of policies worth £***** and nothing put in writing where they should have went to..so under the law they automatically get shared between myself and both sisters (her kids), the result of that is other family members totally disowning us and making sure we have been written out of a certain will which is their choice, things have been said to us all which have burnt more than a few bridges and it will be more their loss than ours.
the thing I have learned through this is to have a will in place (now sorted) and some people are only friendly when they think money is up for grabs.

harwood red · 06-03-2009, 00:23

If you die without a will then it would be shared amongst your nearest blood relatives first..if no living full blood relatives, then neices, nephews etc... if no relatives at all can be found then it goes to the state.

However I really think it is important to make a will so the money goes where you want it to go and not someone else deciding for you..

another thing to think about if you want it shared amongst a few people is to have it written in percentages and not amounts...savings, property values and some policies can go up and down ...

eg is.. my Great Aunty died last year, she had no children and had specified varying amounts to many family members/friends and the remaining amount (at the time the largest amount due to it including her home) to be shared equally between her two favourite neices... however, although the will was only a few years old her savings had reduced and her home had dropped drastically in value.. the two neices tried to make sure everyone got what they were left from her estate which at the time of writing the will would have come from savings/policies alone..but at the time of her death it wasn't enough and because her home had dropped in value so much they nearly ended up getting alot less than others named in the will which is never what my Aunty had wanted!!

So think very carefully how you write your will and try to make people very aware of what your wishes are

jedimaster · 06-03-2009, 00:30

haven't got one in place yet - something i need to do
anyone know how much it costs, there is a way of doing it yourself isn't there?

blazey · 06-03-2009, 05:23

You should NEVER do a will yourself. Get someone with a lot of experience and knowledge to write it for you, with you present, and consider whilst it is being wrote how someone could misinterpret it to take advantage.

It's not nice to think how people might take advantage but it definitely does happen.

jaysay · 06-03-2009, 11:34

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Originally Posted by panther

LOL, I dont normally talk about death, but with so many young uns dying lately it does make ya wonder sometimes

There's not a lot going for us old uns either panther

Benipete · 06-03-2009, 14:48

I was talking to one woman who told me that her parents had left all their money to the dogs home.
She was most upset when I suggested that she would at least get a share.
Not spoken to me since,can't think why.

jaysay · 06-03-2009, 17:03

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Originally Posted by Benipete

I was talking to one woman who told me that her parents had left all their money to the dogs home.
She was most upset when I suggested that she would at least get a share.
Not spoken to me since,can't think why.

You have a way with words Beni

Benipete · 06-03-2009, 19:45

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Originally Posted by jaysay

You have a way with words Beni

I know,some people are born to be great,others attain greatness and some,like me have it thrust upon them.
I will just have to learn to live with it.

lindsay ormerod · 06-03-2009, 20:42

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Originally Posted by emamum

what lovely conversations you have !
i really have no idea where mine would go, maybe linds will have them?

Hey you, just cos I bought you lunch doesn't mean we are going steady!

Nah, seriously Em, if it ever came down to it you know I would!

lindsay ormerod · 06-03-2009, 20:44

Would you be willing to return the favour though?
Van Kelsing, Mooney and the Catmonster?
It's a tough call!

jaysay · 07-03-2009, 10:07

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Originally Posted by Benipete

I know,some people are born to be great,others attain greatness and some,like me have it thrust upon them.
I will just have to learn to live with it.

Which one of the three wise men are you Beni

janey · 07-03-2009, 21:24

Well seeing that i have not won the lottery tonight i,m leaving all my worldly goods for my children to fight out! which is about a fiver in my purse

Benipete · 07-03-2009, 23:02

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Which one of the three wise men are you Beni

I was the forth one,That should get them going.

SPUGGIE J · 08-03-2009, 09:18

As I will either be fertiliser or cement powder I dont have a clue what will happen to my worldly stuff. To stop arguing maybe I should blow it all up if I get enough warning of my iminate demise.

accyman · 08-03-2009, 18:07

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Who gets what , when your dead

seen as i have nothing much i guess teh only thing i can offer is that when my body is cremated it will provide some heat for young couples making out behind teh cremitorium

like other souls have done for me when i was younger

its nice to give a little back if you can