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> On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 15:22:46 -0000, Janet > wrote:
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>>In article >,
>>says...
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>>> > On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 20:32:11 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> . ..
>>> >>> 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' -
>>> >>
>>> >>Of course! Or partner and children?
>>
>>
>>> > I suppose partner would open the will to contest by blood relatives
>>> > and while child might work, children might produce difficulties.
>>> >
>>> > According to lawyers, all to wife is the strongest will that can be
>>> > made and really cannot be fought unless you want to pay lawyers and
>>> > lose
>>>
>>> Of course!
>>
>> That simply isnt true in Scotland.
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> So in Scotland they can automatically overrule a persons will without
> legal challenge ?

There is a law here 'The Bairn's share' and the children cannot be
disinherited. They are entitled (between them) to one third of the moveable
assets.

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