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The Intestacy Laws

Without a Will, your estate will be divided according to the UK's Intestacy Laws. In effect, the Government writes a Will for you. Take a look at this flowchart and decide if you would be happy for all of your money and possessions to be distributed according to its rules:-

Are you married?
		Yes	No
Spouse gets it all	No	Is your estate worth more than £125K?	Do you have children?	Yes	Shared equally between them
		Yes	No
Spouse gets £125K and life interest in half the remainder. Balance to the Children	Yes	Do you have children?	Do you have parents?	Yes	Shared equally between them
		No	No
Spouse gets £200K and life interest in half the remainder. Balance to the parents	Yes	Do you have parents?	Do you have brothers or sisters?	Yes	Shared equally between them
		No	No
Spouse gets £200K and life interest in half the remainder. Balance to brothers and sisters	Yes	Do you have brothers or sisters?	Do you have grandparents?	Yes	Shared equally between them
		No	No
		Spouse gets it all	Do you have uncles and aunts?	Yes	Shared equally between them
			No
			THE GOVERNMENT GETS IT ALL!