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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2016-01-07 9:53 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 19:04:03 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 11:22:31 -0500, jmcquown >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/6/2016 8:34 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>>>>> All my money is happy money! I can't remember the last time I went out
>>>>>>>> without Himself and he carries money.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OMG
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Janet UK
>>>>>
>>>>> I sure hope "Himself" doesn't die before she does. Whatever would she
>>>>> do?!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> Huh? I don't get what you mean, what difference would it make,
>>>> imagine they have a joint account as did we.
>>>
>>> ??? Everything we have is joint! All our pensions, savings et al!
>>>
>>> I wonder if she has a joint account with her 'SO' ... and what difference it
>>> would make if 'SO' dies before she does.
>>>
>>> If not, whatever would she do?!
>>>
>>> And No, I don't care!
>>
>> Well if she had, she wouldn't have wondered how you would manage. When
>> David died nothing changed for me other than that I no longer had him
>> No worries as to money etc. Three little words 'All to wife' -
>
> Though that doesn't apply in Scotland if the deceased has children. In
> Scottish inheritance law, even adult children retain permanent
> inheritance rights over part of their parents' estates.

When my father died my brother expected to inherit my parent's house.For
some reason, he expected it to go to the eldest son. He got a rude
surprise. My other brothers and I were not at all surprised that he had
left everything to our mother. That was what we had expected and what we
thought would be proper.