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My name is Bill Ryan. I am a lawyer now working as a Legal Consultant specialising in Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning for Your Will Matters.
I am a member of the Institute of Professional Willwriters, an Affiliate of the Society of Will Writers and a Commissioner for Oaths. You can me on 01225 582582 or 07942 959599. |
Estate Planning is a topic that should be emabraced by every adult Too many people procrastinate when it comes to writing a Will. It maybe because they have a dislike of thinking of their own mortality or think they don’t have enough in the way of assets to worry about it or even that making a [...] Are you unmarried partners without a Personal Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)? What happens when an unmarried individual lacks the mental capacity to make their own choices. Normally, it falls to their next-of-kin, which could be parents if they are alive, or children, or failing that then a brother or sister and so on. Whoever [...] Should a UK resident who own property in Spain have a separate Spanish Will? The answer is yes, in order to protect their estate and protect the inheritance of their spouse and family. Not having a Spanish Wil would leave their heirs with costly and complex administrative problems. Under Spanish law there is a strict legal [...] Bill Ryan of Your Will Matters is based in Corsham in Wiltshire. Those of you who know the area will appreciate that Corsham is well placed to access Bath which is only about 8 miles away and is only 4 miles from Chippenham. The service in provided conjunction with APS Legal & Associates. It is based [...] Any parent with a disabled child will be concerned about providing for that child’s special needs after his or her death. By making a Disabled Discretionary Trust you appoint someone (i.e. one or more trustees) to make financial decisions regarding the inheritance for your disabled child. There must be more than one potential beneficiary or the [...] New Intestacy Distribution Rules are now in force. As of 1 February 2009 there are a new set of figures for distribution of a deceased person’s estate following intestacy. £250,000 (from £125,000) where there is a surviving spouse or civil partner and children. £450,000 (from £200,000) where there is a surviving spouse [...] David Thorner, 58, from Wookey, near Wells, worked unpaid for his father’s cousin, Peter Thorner, at Steart Farm, Cheddar, for 30 years. For 15 years David also helped care for his then frail relative. Peter died intestate in 2005 having revoked an earlier will under which David would have inherited the farm. Last year Judge John [...] |
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