Wills, Inheritance and Families

Jennifer Mason author Lynn Hayes author Janet Finch author Judith Masson author Lorraine Wallis author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:7th Mar '96

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The Issue of how assets are distributed after death is of increasing significance for larger numbers of people. In this original and path-breaking study, the authors examine the principle means through which people plan to dispose of their assets after death: by the use of wills. By offering an empirical study of 800 English wills, the book identifies significant patterns of bequeathing among a cross-section of the population, and not just among those sections of society who enjoy substantial wealth. This leads us to focus upon what wills tell us about the family and kin relationships, and upon how people transmit their assets across generations: to their families and to institutions and organizations.

the work undoubtedly strengthens a weak area of socio-legal research / Elizabeth Kingdom, University of Liverpool / Social and Legal Studies, Vol 8/1

ISBN: 9780198258346

Dimensions: 224mm x 145mm x 20mm

Weight: 391g

200 pages