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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Sep 2019 20:39

If you do not want that person's spouse/partner/children/closest relation to inherit .............. change your will ASAP. The final resort if there are no close relations is for an attempt to be made to find more distant ones (think Heir Hunters), and if all else fails .......... the government gets whatever you have left.

Better still, when you write your will, name another beneficiary "in the event that xxxxx predeceases me".

Island

Island Report 27 Sep 2019 20:26

Change your will as soon as the named beneficiary has died?

If the will owner dies without knowledge of the beneficiary death then the inheritance goes to that persons children.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Sep 2019 20:13

Is it likely to have to go to the Public Trustee???

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 27 Sep 2019 20:04

We have that exact problem after our daughter passed away. We were advised to rewrite everything to avoid delays. Although she had no husband or children the concern is an ex boyfriend may try to complicate things.

Sue x

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 27 Sep 2019 20:00

What happens with your will if the person you left everything to has predeceased you? How would your possessions end up? Including your property.