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Our children may be surprised by what’s in our will – should we tell them now? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

The Guardian UK · 20 September 2026 at 06:00

Our children may be surprised by what’s in our will – should we tell them now? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

You don’t have to reveal the contents, but I’ve seen families torn apart by unexpected inheritance plans My wife and I have three children and seve ral grandchildren.

Our will may contain some surprises for them.

Is it better to reveal its contents while we are still alive, or let our beneficiaries discover them when we die? We gave our children considerable financial help , enabling them to buy their first homes.

We have also made sizeable contributions to our grandchildren’s education funds.

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Our children may be surprised by what’s in our will – should we tell them now? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

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