LEGAL INHERITORS IN THE ABSENCE OF A WILL FOR A NUCELAR FAMILY (II)

Relationship with the deceased

In the absence of a will, your spouse and your children inherit in these proportions.

If your children live in different parts of the world, or if there is conflict between them, then drafting a will would give power to one of them to act as an executor to settle the estate quickly and efficiently, to avoid further conflict.

In the absence of a will, your children have to cooperate and sign together different types of legal documents, they might have to travel, or coordinate for signatures at the notary, which can create delays and frustrations that can be easily solved by putting in place dispositions in a will to nominate one executor with the power to act and settle your estate.