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It enables you to decide who inherits you estate rather than being dictated to by law. It also gives you the opportunity to do some financial planning such as reducing the liability of residential or nursing home fees on your estate by including a trust and reducing an inheritance tax liability with perhaps charitable bequests

Yes it will. A properly drawn will can include appropriate restrictions for children to inherit. The legal age of majority is eighteen but this can be a very young age to inherit a large sum of money. In the will you can stipulate a later age of inheritance. In those circumstances the will contains appropriate powers for the trustees to release funds for the benefit of children whilst funds are held in trust. This could be for education or career based projects.

A will enables you to appoint the person or persons you trust to carry out your wishes. If there is no will the law decides who can administer your estate

Marriage automatically cancels a will unless it is made in anticipation of that marriage to the named person. On divorce a gift or the appointment of a spouse as an executor, trustee or guardian is automatically revoked. The best advice here is to make a new will

The Laws of Intestacy will apply which may mean that distant relatives may inherit you estate, people ,such as second or third cousins you have not seen for years and who you do not wish to benefit from your assets. The costs are higher as more time is needed to trace the beneficiaries. It is not true that the Government takes the estate. This only happens exceptionally, if there are no living relatives covered by the intestacy rules.