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Completing A Will In Scotland – 10 Reasons To Have One
In July 2012 the Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled that a (Scottish) Will forged by a deceased’s mother should be set aside. Mrs Nicol’s son died unexpectedly, he was separated from his wife with a young daughter. Mrs Nicol was concerned his estranged wife would inherit in preference to his daughter. Four years of
Dying Without a Will in Scotland – what the legal changes mean
On 1st February 2012 changes to the succession thresholds came into force. The new rules increase the maximum property and cash values which can be transferred to a surviving spouse or civil partner where a person dies without a Will in Scotland. They also increase the threshold for small estates (where a Sheriff Clerk can
