No automatic default protection
Intestacy rules do not automatically protect unmarried partners in the same way as spouses or civil partners.
Wills for unmarried couples
If you are not married or in a civil partnership, a will is usually the key legal route to protect your partner.
Set clear instructions
A valid will lets you name your partner, executors, and fallback beneficiaries in plain terms.
Useful resources
Your will, printed and posted. Your original, kept safe for life.
We print your will on premium paper and post it to you with clear signing instructions. If you choose our free storage, the pack includes an envelope addressed to Fifty Six Law for the signed original.
Fifty Six Law checks the signed original, binds it and keeps it in safe storage, free for life, with a certificate of safe custody for you. You pay only the postage to send it to us.
Prefer the Probate Service? Deposit your will with HMCTS yourself for £24 using the form we fill in for you, or we check it and send it for £74. You can ask for your original back at any time, and your executors can collect it when it is needed. They are always free to choose who deals with the estate.
How storing your will works