For various reasons I don’t want any of my three children, who are in their 50s, to inherit anything from me when I die. But the two firms of solicitors I’ve spoken to have refused to add a codicil to my will barring my children from contesting it. They just suggest putting my partner’s name on the deeds to my house.
That would certainly be a sensible first step, since if your house is in joint names as beneficial joint tenants, ownership would automatically pass to the survivor on the first death, and would not normally form part of your estate. In other words it would not be up for grabs by your children. You can deter any potential challenges to your will by including a letter stating your reasons for disinheriting your children, and that’s what I would recommend.