Articles #blended families

How a right-to-occupy trust can give someone a secure home for a time while keeping the property as an inheritance for your chosen beneficiaries.

How to protect a partner and keep children’s inheritance on track when you have stepchildren, a second marriage, or a blended family.

How deliberate exclusions work in a Will, who may still be able to claim under the Inheritance Act 1975, and how to reduce dispute risk with clear, coherent planning.

A Life Interest Trust (LIT) supports the survivor with income (and sometimes a home right) while keeping the inheritance clear for children later.

A plain-English comparison of a Right to Occupy, a Discretionary Trust and a direct gift with a Letter of Wishes, balancing housing security, flexibility and inheritance-tax opportunity.