Are you married or in a civil
partnership?
Y
Spouse/civil partner
gets everything
N
N
Is your estate
worth more than
£250,000?
Y
Spouse/civil partner
gets £250,000 and a
life interest in half
the remainder.
Children get the rest
Y
Spouse/civil partner
gets the first
£450,000 plus half
the balance. Rest
shared between
them.
Y
Do you have
children?
Do you have
living parents?
Y
Shared equally
between them
N
Do you have
living parents?
N
Y
Shared equally
between them
N
N
Spouse/civil partner
gets the first
£450,000 plus half
the balance. Rest
shared between
them.
Y
Do you have
children?
Y
Do you have
brothers and
sisters?
Shared equally
between them
N
Do you have
brothers and
sisters?
N
Everything goes
to your
spouse/civil
partner
Do you have any
living
grandparents?
Y
Shared equally
between them
N
Do you have any
aunts and
uncles?
Y
Shared equally
between them
N
Everything goes to the Crown
(government)