Single parents offered discounted wills SINGLE parents are being offered the opportunity to have a heavily discounted will written to protect their children’s future. Wills.org.uk, the UK’s leading online will-writing website, is once again hosting Single Parent Month throughout January 2012. Research has shown that single parents are one of the most likely groups not to have a will and Wills.org.uk... 

In December the Law Commission published its long awaited report into intestacy and family provision claims on death. The repor t contains recommendations for reform of the law in these areas following responses to the consultation paper published in 2009. The largest part of the report focuses on the area which causes the most significant problems under current legislation. Where a couple live together,... 

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has published the second edition of their Standard Provisions for Wills. They provide an easy way for will drafting professionals in England and Wales to summarise provisions which are common in almost all wills. Clare Colacicchi, member of STEP’s UK Technical Committee said: “The STEP Standard Provisions are extremely useful when preparing professionally...