who will look after my kids if I die

Strong Willed

Being Strong Willed In 5 Easy Steps

Estate Planning

The world is full of people walking around feeling confident they’re winning at Adulting because they think they have a good will, when in actual fact they don’t.  Discover why being strong willed isn’t just about the piece of paper and how you can muscle up and make your will do the heavy lifting. “Good estate planning means making the business of living as easy as possible for the people you love when you’re no […]

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This Is Your Life

When to Update Your Will

Estate Planning

Wills used to be a set-and-forget exercise, where the paperwork was done once, put in a drawer and never thought of again. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) life has a funny habit of changing, which means your will should too. After all, the very purpose of a will is to protect and take care of the people you love right now. Not the people you loved 20 years ago (lucky you if you’re still loving the

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Testamentary Guardians

Appointing A Testamentary Guardian

Estate Planning

Appointing a Testamentary Guardian in your will means you have control over who makes decisions on your behalf if you are no longer able to look after your children. Like every parent I know, my kids are my world. I was lucky enough to get five of them, in two batches. In 1998, my daughter Lily was born two weeks shy of my 21st birthday – a nine-pound four-ounce bundle of perfection. Oliver arrived two

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