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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 11:06 on 6th October 2009 Then you get married (in either location) and perhaps move to the 'other' country to settle down. Would the Will that you made before you were married, and whilst you were in another country stand up in a Court of Law, whether it be the UK or the USA? I'm shoulder to shoulder with our Rick on this one, he raised the question and I said well there's one way to find out, ask POE people so there it is fellow members...what do you think, any lawyers amongst us? |
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 13:44 on 6th October 2009 Don't know Ron. I think your latest will usually over-rules any older ones. I got married in the USA but I had to re-register my marriage over here. Nightmare for the generations ahead who may try to do family history research! |
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 13:47 on 6th October 2009 I am no attorney, Ron, but it seems to me that a will is a legal and binding document. The only thing that would usurp an existing will is another updated will or a codicil. |
Debbie Adams Posts: 2043 Joined: 8th Mar 2009 Location: USA | quotePosted at 14:00 on 6th October 2009 Not sure but if you got married would'nt you want to redo the will? |
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 15:11 on 6th October 2009 just made out my will. I am leaving my debts to the government. They take my money while I am alive,so they can have my debts when I go. Will it be legal? Lol Edited by: Peter Evans at:6th October 2009 15:12 |
Paul Hilton  Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 15:17 on 6th October 2009 If you name a professional person ---solicitor/ banker---as an Executor, they can claim 1% of the value of the Estate right off the bat, before they do a stroke of work dealing with the estate. Edited by: Paul Hilton at:6th October 2009 17:34 |
| Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 15:23 on 6th October 2009 ROFL! I like the way you think, Peter.  |
| Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 15:25 on 6th October 2009 And If you marry in the UK, that will invalidate a Will made prior to the marriage. |
| Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 16:53 on 6th October 2009 Paul, is there anything you don't know? Lol. Me thinks you have a mind Einstein would envy. |
| Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 18:44 on 6th October 2009 It would depend on how a US Will was written whether or not an English court would have any authority over any US assets. If this situation was applicable, it would be best to have 2 Wills written in each country to deal with assets in each.
The laws in another country might also over-ride your wishes that were written in another one. |
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