Jen Wiss-CarlineJen is a Solicitor and Chartered Legal Executive. She has contributed extensively to various legal blogs and publications, including LexisPSL and the Legal Executive Journal, in addition to providing commentary for the Law Gazette. She holds a Masters in Law with Distinction and was Highly Commended by CILEX in 2018 for her private client expertise.
It’s a common misconception that if you should become incapacitated, your spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner can manage your financial affairs for you. This is simply not true, and in such circumstances accounts (even joint accounts) can be frozen whilst an order is granted by the Court.
Having a health & care LPA in place ensures that should you fall ill, those who care for you can ensure your treatment is managed according to your wishes,
If the Tories meet their promise to tackle the issue of social care in the coming months, it won’t be what people are expecting. Couples should not delay in protecting what they have but need to do this the right way – and the fair way.
We answer the question: “What happens if I die, was previously married and had a Will but I am now remarried and have not written a new Will? I have children with both my previous partner and my current partner.”
We look at the matters to take into consideration when gifting personal possessions in your Will, including ways to gift, ademption, tax, CGT & expenses.
If you own property outside of England and Wales such as a holiday home in Europe, how should this be dealt with in relation to your Will?
Whilst the Residence Nil Rate Band provides a huge additional Inheritance Tax benefit for married couples, the position is less rosy for cohabitees.
Does an online Will really offer the same level of protection for loved ones as a solicitor-drafted Will? What are the pros & cons of using such a service?
‘Property protection trusts’ have attracted a lot of interest in recent years: but what are they and what are the advantages and disadvantages of having them?
A recent contested probate case has provided private client solicitors with ‘best practice’ guidance where a testator’s first language is not English, or where they struggle to understand the language.
