The answer is quite simply yes. When making a Will, married couples are required to make two Wills. As detailed in my post ‘Choosing the correct Will for you‘ a married couple can either make a Mirror Will or they can each make a separate Single Will.
If you are a newly wed with a Will made previous to marriage then you must make a Will afresh. Getting married or remarried cancels a previous Will unless the Will expressly states otherwise.
#1 by Nicholas Button on November 10, 2009 - 4:47 pm
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Don’t forget, also, that marriage revokes a Will. If you already have a Will and then get married, the existing Will is revoked and a new one should be made.
#2 by Jane on November 10, 2009 - 7:41 pm
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If I get remarried and my husband has children and I have children but we want to make a mirror will do I have to name his children as beneficiaries in my will and he to do the same with my children as I read somewhere that step children do not count as natural heirs and must be named ?
#3 by Nicholas Button on November 11, 2009 - 5:03 pm
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That is correct. It is necessary to name the children of both spouses to avoid a “lottery” situation. Step children, unless specifically named, do not automatically count as issue.