‘Life in Ruins’ is how Danae Brooks describes her life after the death of her second husband who died suddenly without signing his Will. In an article in the magazine YOU this week she implores people to make a Will and sign it or face the emotional and practical turmoil she has suffered for the last two and a half years.
Without a Will the rules of intestacy automatically come into play and take little account of current living arrangements or wishes of the deceased. According to 2015 YouGov survey only 38% of people in Britain have a valid Will. This leaves 62% who could die intestate leaving loved ones facing a similar trauma to Danae.
The moral is ‘Make a Will’