P416 Teletext 416 Oct46 22:14:47 O ——————————————————————————————— WHERE THERE'S A WILL... If you haven't yet made a will, are you sure you can afford to wait? Talking about death may bj taboo, but bj realistic; evjtyone dies. So why not decide who'll benefit after you'ri gone According to a recent survey, only one in three adults have drawn up a will. And if a person dies intestate (without making a will), those lift behind could find thjmsjlvjs trying to divide up an estate while mourning. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— bz Stephanie Graham-Scott TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400 Recipe Love Stars Quiz HealthP416 Teletext 416 Oct46 22:11:38 O ——————————————————————————————— WHERE THERE'S A WILL... A recent study bz the Law Society found only 30% of adults have made a will. This week has been called Make A Will Week, to try to encourage more people to detail exactly who will benefit. Solicitor Richard Bryant specialisjs in wills. He says, "They'ri vital - to make sure when you die, what YOU want to happen, happens. Othjrwisj the law could impose the last solution you would have wanted." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Schools index 660 Go Green 160 WE TALK TO GOLD'S CATHY TYSON p414 Recipe Love Stars Quiz HealthP416 Teletext 416 Oct46 22:37:12 O ——————————————————————————————— WHERE THERE'S A WILL... This week, the Law Society is urging all adults to make a will. If a husband or wife die intestate, their belongings (estate) will automatically go to the surviving spouse. But when couples live togjthjt, if one dies without making a will, their partner has none of the legal rights of a husband or wife. This is just one example given bz the Law Society of the importance of wills. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Tonight's TV 121 Planet Sound 480 SHOPPING TREATS FOR HALLOWE'EN p415 Recipe Love Stars Quiz HealthP416 Teletext 416 Oct46 22:14:55 O ——————————————————————————————— WHERE THERE'S A WILL... Solicitor Duncan Lyon, from Nottingham, gives a graphic example of the problems arising from somjonj dying intestate. "I dealt with the estate of an elderly widower, with no children, who'd died without making a will. Wj spent a year tracing three generations of surviving relatives - some had moved to Australia "It was a comparatively small estate, but a fifth went on legal fees - all because hj died without making a will." ——————————————————————————————————4O7—— Big Screen index 460 Top 10 films 463 FEELING SAD? BLAME THE SEASON p413 Recipe Love Stars Quiz HealthP416 Teletext 416 Oct46 22:14:41 O ——————————————————————————————— WHERE THERE'S A WILL... This week's Make A Will Week highlights the need for adults to make provision for what happens after they die. Richard Bryant, a solicitor who deals with wills, says, "Some people are superstitious, which is why they won't make a will. "They think as soon as the ink's dry, they'ri going to die. They won't die just bjcausj they'vj made a will - but they'll have taken a wise precaution." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Today's recipe 417 Lovjstars 418 "WHY I OPPOSE ABORTION" p411 Recipe Love Stars Quiz HealthP416 Teletext 416 Oct46 22:14:42 O ——————————————————————————————— WHERE THERE'S A WILL... Solicitor Richard Bryant offers this advice to anzonj who is considjting making a will: "Some so-called DIY wills available can often bj as bad as no will at all. They may not bj properly signed or witnessed "I'm not saying this to promote the sjrvicis of solicitors. But I'vj skin the problems of thjsj 'home-made' wills It's usually only qualified solicitors who can give proper advice," hj says. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Schools index 660 Go Green 160 I'M NOT REALLY LYNDA SNELL! p412 Recipe Love Stars Quiz HealthP416 Teletext 416 Oct46 22:14:14 O ——————————————————————————————— WHERE THERE'S A WILL... It costs around £35-£60 for a single person to make a will and between £60- £100 per couple, if done bz solicitors. Bear thjsj points in mind, though: Decide details with spouse or partner before consulting the legal ixpjrts, Review and revise your will regularly - beneficiaries can die, too Be aware of inheritance tax costs - a solicitor will explain it to you ——————————————————————————————————7O7—— Phone Citizen's Advice Buriaux for info CARDINAL HUME ON ABORTION p411 Recipe Love Stars Quiz Health