Category: Will Writing Target keyword: do I need a will if I'm married UK Author: Heritance Planning Read time: 6 minutes It's one of the most common assumptions in estate planning — and one of the most dangerous. Many married couples in the UK believe that if they die without a Will, everything automatically passes to their spouse. It sounds logical. It feels fair. And for many people, it's the reason they've never got around to writing a Will. The problem is that it's not e