We’re getting new wills put together since the birth of our DS and I’m wondering what’s normal to put for what happens to our stuff if something tragic happens to all three of us (me, DH and DS).
We’ve both specified a benefactor - for me, it’s my nephew, and for DH it’s his step-brother.
On my will, the lawyer has put half of everything to my nephew and half to my DH’s brother. I was thinking on my will everything should go to my nephew, and on DH’s will, everything should go to his brother, rather than each will specifying both benefactors? I haven’t done this before, so maybe that’s just standard? Seems strange to me though.
At the moment it doesn’t really matter because neither of us have significant independent savings or anything, but we do have separate accounts, so that could change over the years.
AIBU to think that we should keep the benefactors separate on our separate wills? I mentioned it to DH and he seemed annoyed at the suggestion, but I would rather know that all of ‘my’ stuff was legally going to my nephew rather than half of it going to DH’s step-brother.