Senior Citizens Divorce And Probate

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Senior Citizens Divorce And Probate
It appears there are a growing number of senior
citizens heading for divorce courts these days.
These are often people in their sixties that may
have been married decades. There cannot be one
single reason but comparative wealth must play a
part in many cases. Generations ago there were
bound to be elderly couples that couldnt stand
the sight of each other but put up with the
situation because there was no one and no other
place to go.
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Now people find they might have a decent private
pension and maybe a lump of cash from downsizing
their four bedroom detached house into something
cheaper and smaller. Perhaps at this point one
half of the partnership wants to travel the world
and go on exotic holidays. The other might want
to just stay at home and thinks retirement should
be about doing nothing at all. Anyway, whatever
the reasons for these late life crises there is
just the little matter of sharing the spoils.
Children looking forward to some inheritance
start to get very nervous when one or even both
partners see other people.
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For them the other person is seen invariably as a
money grabbing gold digger. Before there was any
sign of a split there should have been a will
made. But if so, then now it clearly is likely to
need some changes. Or as added information itll
be known as a codicil. Wills and probate
solicitors Ashford Middlesex are not to be
confused with the Ashford lot in Kent. But both
will have very busy partners and associates
involved in the sometimes murky business of
probate. A death in a family can bring grieving
relatives physically close at the funeral but
very distant and bitter when it comes to the will.
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Dying with a sizeable estate but with no will in
a situation where more than one marriage was part
of the dead persons life and children from both
partnerships exist is a minefield. When huge
money is in the equation then it can become an
epic high court battle where the biggest winners
are often the lawyers. Death brings out the very
worst in some people and creates family rifts
that can last generations. The saddest part is
that drawing up a will with the help of a probate
lawyer at your local high street solicitors
office costs very little. If its not too
complicated then it may be anything around a
hundred plus pounds to do.
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But the hassle it can save is enormous and it
means a persons estate is going where it was
intended. It also means that if someone wants to
challenge it then they will have to pay and its
not coming out of the estate. And so if you are
one of the majority, in other words an adult
without a will, then perhaps you should take the
very little time and money to correct that.
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We have six offices located in South West London
Addlestone Ashford Chiswick Chiswick - Watson
Marshal Feltham Hammersmith Shepperton Solicitors
London Solicitors Middlesex Solicitors Surrey
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Thanks for your time
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