{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ask Standard Legal","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog","author_name":"Standard Legal","author_url":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/author\/admin","title":"Do I Need a Will if I Want My Assets Transferred First to My Spouse Then to My Children? - Ask Standard Legal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ca1xOOIDEG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/do-i-need-a-last-will\">Do I Need a Will if I Want My Assets Transferred First to My Spouse Then to My Children?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/do-i-need-a-last-will\/embed#?secret=ca1xOOIDEG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do I Need a Will if I Want My Assets Transferred First to My Spouse Then to My Children?&#8221; &#8212; Ask Standard Legal\" data-secret=\"ca1xOOIDEG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The common perception is correct that, in most common cases, assets transfer first to the surviving spouse and then in equal percentage to the children if no spouse is surviving. But there are a number of benefits to creating a Will, especially given the low cost and ease to do so."}