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This flow chart explains what happens when you do not have a Will. This is called the rules of Intestacy.
Please click on the underlined links for more information.

Are you legally married? (Partners receive nothing)

Yes

Do you have children?

No

Yes

Estate worth more than £270,000?

No

Yes

Spouse gets the first £270,000

All personal possessions and half of the rest

Children share the remaining half

No

Do you have children?

No

Yes

Parents still alive?

No

Yes

Any Brothers or Sisters?

No

Yes

Half Brothers of Sisters?

No

Yes

Any Grandparents?

No

Yes

Any Aunts or Uncles?

No

Yes

Any Cousins?

No

Yes

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