Soldato
this. State takes money into trust and then pays daughters benefits weekly from that rather than from the tax payers purse.
This is actually a perfect solution, sadly there's no chance it'll ever happen.
this. State takes money into trust and then pays daughters benefits weekly from that rather than from the tax payers purse.
Because it is her money, she earned it from a life of work and she has already made a decision on what she would like to do with that money.
She's dead, she no longer has an opinion, and is unaffected by what happens. What difference does it make to her?
If I was on the dole and my parents decided to donate to £100k to a charity, could i take them to court because i'm there adult son and need the money? No. I couldn't because it is their money which they worked to earn and it is their decision to do as they see fit. Why should that change because said person has died when the same amount of work and choice has gone into the decision.
No biggie, just gift the money to the charity before you die. Then you can use gift aid and get the Government to chip in too. Unless the daughter could still claim from the charity, in which case an anonymous cash donation should suffice.
The woman who died worked all her life to acquire that money
Why should taxpayers pick up the bill for a family feud when the money already exists?
I'm reading through the article it gives a few details.
There is legislation in place Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 which looks like it was brought in to stop spiteful parents from cutting there offspring from their wills.
Edit - maybe there is some other factor - perhaps if the father had maintained good relations and had died relatively recently, albeit before the mother, leaving the house to the mother..
The 2 things I struggle with are:
Why bother having a Will at all if it's going to get disregarded
When do your biological offspring stop being 'dependents' - even the CSA says it's around 18/19
She's dead, she no longer has an opinion, and is unaffected by what happens. What difference does it make to her?
She's dead, she no longer has an opinion, and is unaffected by what happens. What difference does it make to her?
So say you die and leave your money to your kids would it be ok for the state to go "actually people on benifits need it more" and tske it all away