Four years ago today the music legend Prince passed away. With a career earning him seven Grammy Awards, seven Brit Awards and a Golden Globe Award to name just a few you’d expect him to have an Estate worth a bob or two. In fact it’s estimated his Estate was worth over $200 million and with posthumous releases of his work it’s likely to have grown in size. But guess what, despite such riches, Prince didn’t have a Will in place.
“a three year legal battle costing
in excess of $45 million”
With no documented wishes, there ensured an onslaught of children, siblings, distant family members and ex-wives all trying to make claim to the Estate. What followed was reportedly a three year legal battle costing in excess of $45 million. That’s a lot of his Estate spent fighting, surely not something that Prince would have wanted to happen to nearly a quarter of his worth.
Making a Will often seems like just ‘one of those jobs’ and gets put on the back-burner to be dealt with when the more exciting things in life allow. And this is fine until it’s too late. Then what’s left behind is a family, potentially a feuding family, having to deal with an Estate whilst also grieving.
“All it takes is a couple of hours to
document your wishes and make a Will”
All it takes is a couple of hours to document your wishes and make a Will. These couple of hours can save weeks, if not months, of anguish and upset and falling out not to mention the hefty price tag that comes with contesting a Will.
Our advice is to make a Will. Our Will writing service costs from £200 plus VAT and will make sure that your wishes are heard when it comes to dealing with your estate when you pass.
Call us to make an appointment to discuss your needs.
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