Family Matters
Changing a Will and the Life Events That Undo One
A will made years ago may no longer say what its author would say now, and in some systems events alone can strip it of effect…
Family Matters
Wills, succession and the arrangements families put off making.
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Family Matters
Contesting a Will and the Narrow Doors That Exist
Disappointment is not a ground. Challenges succeed only through defined routes, and each of them asks about the making of the…
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Beneficiary Nominations Often Sit Outside the Will Entirely
Some of the largest assets a person owns pass by a form completed years ago. The will never touches them, which is how plans…
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Debts Do Not Vanish When Someone Dies
Obligations survive the person who took them on, and they are met from what was left behind before anyone inherits anything.
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Digital Accounts After a Death and Why Passwords Solve Nothing
Access and ownership are different questions. Handing over a password may breach terms and still leave the underlying legal…
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Separation and Divorce Run on Two Separate Tracks
Ending a marriage and dividing what a couple built are different processes with different rules. Conflating them is behind a great…
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Child Arrangements Are Decided by a Different Question Altogether
Disputes between adults usually ask who is entitled to what. Decisions about children ask something else entirely, and that shift…
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Advance Decisions About Care and the Limits of Planning Ahead
Documents recording future wishes about treatment exist in many countries, and they operate under narrower rules than most people…
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Mental Capacity Is Assessed Decision by Decision
Capacity is not a switch that is on or off for a whole person. Legal systems that get this right assess it against the specific…