From this discussion:

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Don’t relatives get any legal protection? In the UK you are required to divide your estate according to certain percentages to the benefit of surviving relatives. The will is contestable if strict rules are not followed.

…yes, there is some of that in Scotland especially in relation to intestate wealth, but my understanding is that in England & Wales anything goes so long as there’s a will and it’s not contested.

But comments on the thread are closed even though it’s only two days old.