Are step children included when I leave my estate to "my children" ?

Under the Will if you leave the residue of your estate to your children in equal shares, then your step-children will not be provided for. This is because step children do not come into the definition of children for the purposes of making a Will. If you have step children you can select the option "to pay the residue to children/benficiaries in different shares". This allows you to then give named individuals shares of your estate to prevent step children being left out.
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