Will Writing Contest

One tip re joint property ownership. When either off you pop off, be sure to leave your half to the kids, and not to your spouse. Otherwise, if your spouse should need care, then can claim the full value of the property to cover costs. At least of you give your half to the kids, then the council can only claim on the other half
 
One tip re joint property ownership. When either off you pop off, be sure to leave your half to the kids, and not to your spouse. Otherwise, if your spouse should need care, then can claim the full value of the property to cover costs. At least of you give your half to the kids, then the council can only claim on the other half
First ensure the house is owned by both spouses as "tenants in common" and not as "joint tenants". With the former, each spouse owns their own half, whereas with the latter, each spouse jointly owns the whole. (Or the hole, depending on the house of course).
 
First ensure the house is owned by both spouses as "tenants in common" and not as "joint tenants". With the former, each spouse owns their own half, whereas with the latter, each spouse jointly owns the whole. (Or the hole, depending on the house of course).
If a property is owned as "joint tenants" (which is the norm for married couples) forget any wills etc - when the first spouse dies his/her share automatically passes to the surviving spouse via the law of "survivorship" irrespective of any Will.
So to stop this happening you have to "sever the joint tenancy" by legal notice to the other spouse. Then you become "tenants in common" and you can do via your Will what Wints and Haardaarse suggest.
 
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