Libby Holding: Don't forget your will when you're saying 'I do'

Contemplation clauses explained

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With the restrictions on numbers for events lifted (at the time of writing), the wedding season is back in full swing. In this article, Libby Holding takes a look at the effect that nuptials can have on a couple’s estate planning and, with one in three marriages now ending in divorce, considers the impact of a future split

If couples are engaged or planning to marry their current partner in the future, they don't need to wait until after the marriage to review their estate planning but would need to include a contemplation of marriage clause in any wills they sign before the wedding. When a person gets married or enters into a civil partnership without a contemplation of marriage clause in their will, the will is automatically revoked by the wedding, and they would therefore die intestate if they failed to make another will after the marriage or civil partnership. A contemplation of marriage clause prev...

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