I dunno, but what I've been reading here the past few weeks, what I've been hearing around the rooms, what I've been hearing in the meetiings between the meetings and what I've been worrying about has prompted me to take action, take responsibility.
I've just been to the solicitor's office to have my will drawn up. I don't have much regards material stuff but I have people in my life who I'd like to benefit from it.
I don't have so much money either but I wanted to have a say in how it is shared out.
No matter how much I say it don't matter to me I'll be dead, it has been bothering me for a while. So i drafted my will and took it off to be checked over. Now I know there are different laws up here to down south, one of which is that full blood shildren have the right to challenge any will, then half blood children, but step children have no rights.
Not that i have step children, but should i engage in a life partnership with someone who has children, legally they have no rights to any inheritance, no matter what I put in the will, my full blood children can over ride them. The only way round this is to put my money into immoveable assetts like land or property (rules out ferraris and the like).
apparantly, my full blood children can challenge ANY bequest of moveable assetts or monies made to anyone or any organisation before them.
Oh well, I've done my best (and made provision for the blood children) but maybe this is why in my extended family, the reading of the will usually ends in tears, harsh words and bloodshed.
Can't get away from family strife even in the grave!
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you got. BB
Thanks for sharing Bill.I wish you peace and serenity in your continued journey and as long as we keep the poison away we can continue to move forward.I have been married 3x and divorced 2x so I can truly identify with multiple family issues. WE seek to contiually improve our conscious contact with our Higher Power as we have turned our will and life over to the 'care' of....Have a blessed and productive day....
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Selfishness-self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
Maybe give it to 'em while you're alive? Leave nothing!! I got my will done and now I've lost it and it still needs to be witnessed and signed....aaarrrggghh....makes me think I'll croak before I find it--your post reminds me I best get to locating the thing.
