Can the will be contested
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Pinnypinpin
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I am executor and sole beneficiary. Probate has been granted. My relative's step family have been asking where they stand and I've told them but they've now asked to see a copy. I've given them the link to download as it's now in the public domain. The will was made in 2014 and if I had died then everything was to go to another blood relative and not the step family but I believe earlier wills were substantially more generous with them. They are making me nervous and upset and have had no concern over how I am feeling emotionally having lost my closest relative and best friend.
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They have six months from probate to contest the will. Is that now past?
Whether they can succeed is another matter. You have given no useful details to answer that. Take a look at this link
https://www.wrighthassall.co.uk/knowledge/legal-articles/2013/04/01/inheritance-rights-adult-children/No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
Pinnypinpin wrote: »I am executor and sole beneficiary. Probate has been granted. My relative's step family have been asking where they stand and I've told them but they've now asked to see a copy. I've given them the link to download as it's now in the public domain. The will was made in 2014 and if I had died then everything was to go to another blood relative and not the step family but I believe earlier wills were substantially more generous with them. They are making me nervous and upset and have had no concern over how I am feeling emotionally having lost my closest relative and best friend.0
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Yorkshireman99 wrote: »Unless they can prove they were financially dependent they have little chance of winning. Just sit tight and ignore them. If they go to a solicitor then let them contact you. Give them no help or answers.
That's completely wrong, I'm afraid. In Ilott, the daughter was completely estranged from her mother and was not dependent. That case is in the Supreme Court right now, to determine how much the daughter should get. It's accepted by all parties that she's entitled.
It's all detailed in the link I posted.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
No, only a couple of weeks past probate.
They are the deceased step children, but the same age as the deceased and have ever lived with her.0 -
However the time for that challenge to be made in this case was when the relative's spouse died as they are in the blood line.
The step family have no relation to the relative apart from being related to his/her deceased spouse.0 -
Thank you. Yes their father died in 1998.0
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That's completely wrong, I'm afraid. In Ilott, the daughter was completely estranged from her mother and was not dependent.
Three things in Ilott's favour -- She was a direct descendant and only child.
- There were no other dependents who could make a claim.
- Her case was very generously funded by a pro-bono legal team.
The supreme court judgement is due on the 15th March, and hopefully the judges will put the whole sordid affair to bed once and for all.Her courage will change the world.
Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.0 -
Property is probably outside the fathers will normally , on his death it passes to his wife if they were both named on the land registry as joint tenants . His assets at the time would then just consist of any savings or life insurance etc .
Inheritance only goes to blood relatives unless a valid will says otherwise but it appears in this case that does not existEx forum ambassador
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That's completely wrong, I'm afraid. In Ilott, the daughter was completely estranged from her mother and was not dependent. That case is in the Supreme Court right now, to determine how much the daughter should get. It's accepted by all parties that she's entitled.
It's all detailed in the link I posted.0 -
Pinnypinpin wrote: »No, only a couple of weeks past probate.
They are the deceased step children, but the same age as the deceased and have ever lived with her.
Were any of them treated by the deceased as a child of the family? Or maintained by the deceased?
Given the ages, I assume the answer is no, in which case they don't fit into the categories of people who can apply for an order.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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