My father has remarried and to my knowledge hasn’t written a will. I would like to know whether I would be entitled to claim my inheritance if he were to die?
Unless your father was supporting you financially when he died it’s likely you would have no claim on his estate unless he was quite well off. Anyone with children who’s planning to remarry should make a will as a matter of urgency. Under intestacy rules (for people who don’t leave a will) the spouse is entitled to the first £250,000 of the estate, and half of anything above that sum. You (and any brothers or sisters) would be entitled to the other half. But bear in mind that any property or cash your father and stepmother hold in joint names will pass by survivorship, and won’t be included in the estate.