{"id":306213,"date":"2025-11-20T13:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/legal\/cutting-down-on-life-admin-how-wills-in-expectation-of-marriage-could-be-the-answer\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T13:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:08:22","slug":"cutting-down-on-life-admin-how-wills-in-expectation-of-marriage-could-be-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=306213","title":{"rendered":"Cutting down on life admin: How Wills in Expectation of Marriage could be the answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As you\u2019ll already know, getting married comes with a fair share of admin.\u00a0 For example, if you\u2019re changing your surname, you\u2019ll need to apply for a replacement passport and driving licence in your new name.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also need to arrange to change the account-holder details on household bills, mortgage or credit\/debit cards, or even move house.<\/p>\n<p>Added to that, did you know that marriage \u2018<strong>revokes<\/strong>\u2018 (<strong>cancels<\/strong>) <strong>your<\/strong> <strong>Will<\/strong>, so arranging to make a new one after the wedding is another job to be added to your seemingly never-ending to-do list?<\/p>\n<p>So, the important question is: is there any way you can cut down on the paperwork?<\/p>\n<h2>The answer may lie in Wills in Expectation of Marriage<\/h2>\n<p>Making a <strong>will in expectation of marriage<\/strong> means a clause is included in your Will specifying that you intend to marry and that your Will is not to be revoked by your marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Properly worded, such a clause means that your marriage <strong>won\u2019t<\/strong> invalidate your Will, so you can deal with this well in advance of the wedding and cross it off the \u201cafter-wedding\u201d to-do list.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you\u2019ll already know, getting married comes with a fair share of admin.\u00a0 For example, if you\u2019re changing your surname, you\u2019ll need to apply for a replacement passport and driving licence in your new name. 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