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if you don’t have children, who / what are you leaving your assets to in your will ?

128 replies

workwoes123 · 12/08/2022 11:58

DH and I have two children, first / only marriage for each of us. Our wills are very simple mirror wills leaving everything to each other in the first instance, then to be shared equally between our children.

If you and your partner (if you have one) don’t have children, who or what are you leaving your assets to ?

I’m mostly asking out of nosiness (as this is an anonymous forum) but also as we have this situation in our family and I’m interested what other people have done.

OP posts:
gogohmm · 12/08/2022 12:00

All depends, my recently deceased friend left £100k split among his 4 nephews and the rest to a variety of charities including a huge bequest to the church

BMW6 · 12/08/2022 12:12

Think I'll split between my sisters and a couple of charities. Probably 50/50.

More likely my home will fund care fees

thefizz · 12/08/2022 12:15

I will leave 50k to my partner of many years. Our finances are separate and we live like Charles and Camilla, separately in our own properties, but together as a couple. He does not need the money at all, but it is a recognition of our close relationship.

A thousand each to four charities that I support.

3k each to my SIL and BIL whom I like and respect.

10k to my godchild (also my nephew)

10% of my estate to each of my two siblings, and if they predecease me, to their children.

The remainder amongst my nieces and nephews equally. If they predecease me, to their children.

My siblings are financially secure, and I feel the nieces and nephews will need it more as their children grow. (yes I am 60+ now).

I often wonder if this division of assets is seen as fair. But I have given it a lot of thought, and am happy with my will now.

BarrelOfOtters2 · 12/08/2022 12:18

I have 3 siblings and a DH. I'm leaving it split evenly 4 ways. I'm thinking of rewriting it so I skip the siblings and it goes straight in equal shares to nephews and nieces. But I'll talk to my siblings first.

In reality I'm the youngest by a fair way so ....

My husband has kids from first marriage so we have will drawn up so I buy his kids out of his share of the house and all his other assests etc go to his kids. Don't want the situation where the house is in trust and the kids are waiting for me to pass on to get their share.

Alienbigcat45 · 12/08/2022 12:19

Depends when I die! If young it will go to my brother. If old it will probably get used up on care fees/dignitas or one blow out holiday before I can no longer remember my own name.

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 12/08/2022 12:22

I have a child but she has a terminal life limiting illness so she likely will not outlive DH and I. If she does, she gets everything. If she doesn't, our properties will be sold and profits given to a local houseless support charity. Our money will go to the research foundation of her condition and anything else (cars, businesses, etc) will be left to DHs family

CMOTDibbler · 12/08/2022 12:22

We have a child, but in the event he dies before us or we all die together it all goes to charity - we chose 2 each

Toddlerteaplease · 12/08/2022 12:27

Probably my sister and some charities.

Autumn101 · 12/08/2022 12:28

Not me but my sister is widowed with no DC - her will is mostly left to my DC with some cash and personal items left to a few of her friends children who she is incredibly close to and is involved in their lives

Sunbird24 · 12/08/2022 12:30

At the moment my brother, but I’ll probably revisit it at some point to add a couple of friends and some charities.

TheIsaacs · 12/08/2022 12:57

Nieces/ nephews will inherit.

Badbadbunny · 12/08/2022 13:02

Our wills are to each other and then our son. If he dies before us, it's all split between several local charities. We're not close to any family, don't see our siblings from one year to the next, so we'd rather our money went to good causes for benefit of deserving people rather than just to bloat the bank balances of our siblings who would only spent it on frivolities.

BlueKaftan · 12/08/2022 13:07

Two nieces and one nephew. Then a few animal charities that I already support.

Ponderingwindow · 12/08/2022 13:25

I would make provision for education funds for nieces and nephews or grand nieces and nephews as appropriate if there were any in existence. The rest I would donate to a charity that helps kids who grew up in social care attend university.

Amber17 · 12/08/2022 14:06

Parents if they outlive us, else it’d be split 50/50 between two animal charities that we support.

We had a mirrored will drawn up for free, paid for by one of the charities (with no requirement to name them in it), but need to update it now we’re expecting a child - although it’ll just take precedence over the parents, the remainder won’t change.

Thearex · 12/08/2022 14:13

We have mirror wills to each other, then it will be left between 2 charities and our God Children.

I suspect SiL will be very disappointed, she was fishing recently asking if we had wills as we are not married.

ComtesseDeSpair · 12/08/2022 14:25

My aim is to spend as much of it as I can before I’m dead. Will probably take out an equity loan on the house to add a bonus to my pension and savings. I have - in all seriousness - considered having a full mausoleum built for my final resting place; though haven’t committed the cash or drawn up the architectural plans quite yet.

Apologies for adding the shallow to your thread!

AffIt · 12/08/2022 14:54

If I predecease my partner, then it will go to him - otherwise, my sibling or if they die before me (they're older than I am), the vast majority to my niece and nephew and the rest to charities that are important to me.

If finances eventually allow (I'm not planning on dying any time soon!), I'd like to set up a legacy bursary fund at the university I gained my undergraduate degree from.

ChipsRoastOrBoiled · 12/08/2022 14:59

To my step-kids and my niece.

Enko · 12/08/2022 15:07

My stepdad is leaving his estate to his 3 step children

My brother split between. His 2 sisters

My nieces great aunt left everything to her

My friend received 200 K from her godmother

Another friend 10K. From a old neighbour who left a message saying spend it on something they wanted not something they needed. They used yo help the neighbour and she had knitted stuff for them when they had their oldest.

My friend is leaving all hers to a dog charity.

Lots of different ways

sueelleker · 12/08/2022 19:41

My DH and I had mirror wills. Since he died in January I've updated mine, so everything goes 50/50 to my sister and SIL. If my sister dies before me, her children get her half divided equally between them. My SIL is single and childless, so if she goes first my whole estate will go to my sister.

Brigante9 · 12/08/2022 19:55

Animal char, most likely. We really need to do wills!

munchiemarie · 12/08/2022 19:57

I have no siblings or kids.

My will leaves everything to DH, and if DH has died it is left to our local animal shelter where we've adopted our pets from.

Zoeslatesttrope · 12/08/2022 19:58

Ì haven't decided, but maybe a dog charity.

MintJulia · 12/08/2022 20:01

Before I had ds, it was split between two nieces & a nephew. Now it all goes to ds, Assuming there's any left. 😊

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