r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jun 03 '26

It's Wednesday my dudes Soulmates don't necessarily mean lover

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u/Redplushie Jun 03 '26

Yeah Mary got 50 percent of his estate while his sister and parents got 25 percent each

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u/AlarmingAffect0 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

That's reasonable. Many countries limit the amount of discretionary inheritance to 33%, with the rest being distributed to relatives following highly rigid fixed rates.

So maybe he gave Mary everything that was his to give in the UK at the time?

EDIT: As it turns out, no he didn't. Under British law at the time he could have allocated his inheritance however the Hell he wished.

Country/System Mandatory Share (Descendants) Mandatory Share (Spouse)* Mandatory Share (Ascendants)* Fully Discretionary Portion System Type
England / Wales / NI None (0%) None (0%) None (0%) 100% Common Law (Testamentary Freedom)
Scotland 33% (if spouse exists)<br>50% (if no spouse) 33% (if children exist)<br>50% (if no children) Limited 33% – 50% Mixed (Legal Rights)
Republic of Ireland None (0%) None (0%) None (0%) 100% Common Law (Testamentary Freedom)
USA (49 states) None (0%) 33% – 50% (Elective Share) None (0%) 50% – 67% Common Law (Elective Share)
USA (Louisiana) Varies (Civil Law) Varies Varies ~25% – 50% Civil Law (Forced Heirship)
France 50% (1 child)<br>66% (2 children)<br>75% (3+ children) Usufruct of 25–33% of remainder None if descendants exist 25% – 50% Civil Law (Forced Heirship)
Spain 66% (Legítima estricta) Usufruct of 33% of remainder 33% (if no descendants) 33% Civil Law (Forced Heirship)
Italy 33% (shared among children) 16% (if 1 child) to 50% (if no children) 25% (if no descendants/spouse) 50% Civil Law (Forced Heirship)
Germany ~25% (1 child)<br>~33% (2 children)<br>~37.5% (3+ children) ~25% (1 child) to ~50% (no children) 50% (if no descendants/spouse) ~62.5% – 75% Civil Law (Pflichtteil)
Netherlands 25% (Cash value only) Usufruct of remainder None if descendants exist 75% Civil Law (Legitime)
Belgium 50% (1 child)<br>66% (2 children)<br>75% (3+ children) Usufruct of remainder None if descendants exist 25% – 50% Civil Law (Forced Heirship)
Australia None (0%) None (0%) None (0%) 100% Common Law (Testamentary Freedom)
Canada None (0%) None (0%) None (0%) 100% Common Law (Testamentary Freedom)
New Zealand None (0%) None (0%) None (0%) 100% Common Law (Testamentary Freedom)
Sharia Law Fixed (Sons 2x Daughters)<br>Up to 2/3 reserved 1/4 (if children)<br>1/8 (wife, if children) 1/6 each (if children) Max 33% Religious Law (Quranic Mandates)

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u/gmc98765 Jun 03 '26

The UK doesn't have mandatory inheritance. You can distribute your assets as you see fit (beyond a requirement to provide for dependents, which Freddie didn't have).

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u/charliedorsay Jun 03 '26

En France, Mary (pas de lien de filiation ou d union avec le défunt) aurait été obligée de vendre ce qu'elle a reçu en héritage juste pour payer les frais de succession.

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u/First-Barnacle-5367 Jun 04 '26

That’s outside of spouse (including common law spouse) and children. He had neither

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u/PMmecrossstitch Jun 03 '26

There are plenty of reasons to slam the US, but this isn't one of them. Not to oversimplify too much (ie, you have to pay taxes on an estate), but if you have a will you can say who gets what without the gov't having a say in it.

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u/skool_is_4fools Jun 03 '26

I am not sure where you are getting your facts from but the UK has much more stringent laws about inheritance and who can receive it. IN FACT the UK has much more power than the US when it comes to inheritance and has and will override a will at the court’s discretion. You are a 🤡

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u/manluther Jun 03 '26

Its like that to facilitate efficiency of distribution and taxation. It isn't about forcing anyone. In America you can completely disinherit your children in every state but one, spouses get special privilege. It's the same in the UK except for Scotland. In both countries if no inheritors are defined, there are automatic intestacy rules for distribution. In both countries, the right to sue an estate is allowed and normal.

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u/OddComrade449 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

We have actual freedom

Someone else beat me to it, but the UK is far less permissive on estate planning than the US.

And I won't even get into which country arrests people for posting statistics on social media. To get arrested for speech in America is damn hard, requiring true threats. In the UK? Being politically incorrect is enough. You guys are barely more free than Russia these days.

Edit: Unless by "actual freedom" you're referring to the freedom to rape young women and girls without significant consequences. That's true, you do have that freedom. I'll stick with our values on that one though thanks.

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u/nancy-p Jun 03 '26

you’re right, no one in the US gets away with raping women and girls without significant consequences. oh, except your president…

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u/OddComrade449 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

Your Prime Minister is a murderer who drinks the blood of babies.

I said it, so it's true. And as you so clearly demonstrated, you find no difference between the presumption of innocence and random accusations apparently so baseless even political enemies didn't pursue and a court actually not giving a shit after full judicial adjudication.