Tips for estate planning after a second marriage

Estate planning after a second marriage can be a difficult thing to do. With more than half of marriages ending in divorce, and at least half of those divorcees going in for a second time around the marital block, blended families are quite common these days. Such blended families require special estate planning and the following are a few tips to get it done.

Goals

Deciding the goals one wants to pursue in second marriage wills is important. Providing for the second spouse, providing for one’s own children are just some of the goals people drawing up P.ctl { font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 1Second Marriage Wills. It can get complicated and that is why a solicitor is the best idea for drawing up such wills. No matter if you want to leave all of your estate to your present spouse and own children or you want it all to go to charity, a solicitor is the best person to execute your will.

Drawing up a will

Second marriage wills may constitute a lot of things, including a Living Will, which will consist of instructions of how you want to be treated on your last days, your nutrition, healthcare, etc. Wills are best drawn up by a good solicitor who understands the estate laws properly.

Jane Cox is a a href= “http://www.anvoner.co.uk/couples-in-a-second-marriage/” title= “Second Marriage Wills”Second Marriage Wills specialist and she helps people in blended families plan their estates.