OUP Questions Flashcards
When can a parent without paternal responsibility appoint alternative guardians?
If the parents are not married or in a civil partnership, the father may be given parental responsibility by the mother or the court. If the mother has died, the father would need to apply to the court in order to be able to appoint alternative guardians.
If a client wants to appoint a firm as a professional executor, how should this be done?
The solicitor should draft the will to state that two of the partners of the firm or the firm which succeeds to or carries on its practice should be appointed as executors. correct
Does divorce revoke a will?
No – it only the gift or appointment of the spouse as an executor fails.
Does divorce revoke a will?
No – it only the gift or appointment of the spouse as an executor fails.
