On Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 3:17:06 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 14:53:04 -0000, 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.
> >
> >
> > Janet UK
>
> I realise that, but I am in New Scotland and although our laws merge
> with Scottish ones should I die intestate, that's not going to happen.
> We made wills for the first time here when David heard if he died
> intestate his father would have been entitled to a share and knowing
> him, we knew he would justify it by saying 'it's only right' so we
> made wills even though we were young.

Neither of us has a will, but all of our assets are jointly titled,
except for our 401k's and we're each other's beneficiaries on those.

Cindy Hamilton