Most people write a will, tuck it away in a drawer, and never think about it again. That’s understandable – nobody enjoys dwelling on end-of-life planning – but it’s also one of the more common mistakes we see at Family Lawyers Glasgow. Life moves on. You marry, have children, buy a house, lose someone close…
When it comes to writing a will, most people put it off far longer than they mean to. Life gets busy, the subject feels a bit morbid, and there’s a common assumption that a will is something you sort out “later.” The trouble is, later often arrives without warning. A will is one of the…
If you’re married, in a civil partnership, or simply sharing a life with someone, one of the first questions that comes up when you start thinking about wills is whether you should each have your own, or write one together. It sounds like a small decision. It isn’t, really. The choice between single wills and…
If you’ve ever sat down and tried to work out what inheritance tax actually means for your family, you’ll know it isn’t the most straightforward area of law. Clients come to us at Family Lawyers Glasgow with the same question in different words: will making a will actually reduce inheritance tax, or is it just…
Writing a will is one of those jobs that sits on the to-do list for years, then suddenly feels urgent. Most people focus their energy on deciding who gets what. Far fewer stop to think carefully about who will actually make that happen. Choosing an executor is arguably just as important as deciding on your…
Writing a will in Scotland isn’t quite the same process as it is south of the border, and that surprises a lot of people. Scots law has its own rules on inheritance, its own protections for spouses and children, and its own quirks around property and moveable assets. If you’re putting off writing a will…
Nobody likes thinking about their own mortality, and that’s probably why so many of us put off making a will. But if you die without a valid will in Scotland, your estate doesn’t simply pass to whoever you’d have wanted it to. Instead, it’s distributed according to a set of rules known as the law…
If you’re considering divorce in Scotland, one of the first questions people usually ask is: “What actually counts as a ground for divorce?” It’s a fair question, and the answer isn’t always as complicated as people expect. In fact, Scottish law focuses on one central idea – whether the marriage has broken down beyond repair….