My BIL is terminally ill and he hasn't written a Will because both he and my sister say he doesn't need one as he hasn't got anything to leave but I'm worried for my sister because he's got a very good pension from which she will get a lump sum upon his death then an amount per month
I've read that the 'automatic' amount that a spouse inherits is £250k, but what will happen if the pension is worth more than that? Will it matter? I've no idea of the value of it
I do of course realise that it's none of my business but they've involved me in a few things because I'm her "back up" to make phone calls/sort things out when she loses him just in case she's not up to doing it
Any help would be much appreciated
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NotActuallyAMum · 03/11/2011 10:07
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