{"id":11127,"date":"2013-12-11T14:07:18","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T14:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/12\/11\/what-happens-if-you-dont-leave-a-will\/"},"modified":"2013-12-11T14:07:18","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T14:07:18","slug":"what-happens-if-you-dont-leave-a-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/11\/what-happens-if-you-dont-leave-a-will\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens if you don’t leave a will"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Why you shouldn\u2019t die without a will<\/h3>\n
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If you don\u2019t have a will when you die, your money, property and possessions will be shared out according to the law instead of your wishes. This can mean they pass to someone you hadn\u2019t intended \u2013 or that someone you want to pass things on to ends up with nothing. <\/p>\n

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Why you shouldn\u2019t die without a will <\/h2>\n

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Don\u2019t let this happen to you <\/h3>\n

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When one of two brothers died suddenly, his whole estate automatically went to their father, who had left them 40 years earlier and hadn\u2019t been in contact since. His brother, who he was close to, got nothing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When you die without leaving a will, the law decides who gets what and how much – it doesn\u2019t matter what your relationship with those people was like when you were alive. By leaving a will that says clearly who should get your property and money when you die, you can prevent unnecessary distress at an already difficult time for your family or friends. <\/p>\n

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Some parents have had to sue their own children to get a share of their partner\u2019s estate when their unmarried partner dies: the law says that in this situation the children get everything. <\/p>\n

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What is \u2018intestacy\u2019? <\/h2>\n

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Dying without a will is called intestacy <\/strong>or dying intestate<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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The law about exactly who gets what\u00a0is different in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but there are some common problems wherever you live. <\/p>\n

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Common rules if you don\u2019t make a will <\/h3>\n

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