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Leaving your entire estate to charity.

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Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 10 Nov 2021 20:57

I know wills of 2 people that were made , that left everything to charities.

First will left minimal money to a few people, the majority to 2 charities.

Second will left an amount to 1 person, and the rest to 1 charity. Quite a large amount

There was no spouse surviving the 1st one, 2nd had no marriage or children, but nephew.

Tawny

Tawny Report 10 Nov 2021 20:59

When Mr Owl’s gran died last year her estate was split equally between her daughter Jane and Mr Owl as her son John, Mr Owls dad died of cancer in 1983. Mr Owl’s cousin complained bitterly at not being left anything despite his mum trying to explain to him that if Mr Owl’s dad (her brother) was still alive then Mr Owl would not have inherited.

Cousin went to a lawyer to try and get something from the estate but was told it wouldn’t be worth trying to get anything. He resorted to hounding his mum to see if she would give him anything.

Researching:
No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 10 Nov 2021 22:10

I read somewhere that one of the Fonda clan left $1 to one of his children because he didn't really want to leave anything to him but he couldn't contest it because he was left something. Don't know how true that is though.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

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