My Sisters Bank Won't Let her release My Inheritance To Me-Please Help.

What your solicitor has said is essentially the advice given here. You really should take it. The other crucial thing is to get some urgent medical help as has been already advised. Have you done so? The solution really is in your own hands but you have to help yourself. Go and see a GP as soon as possible.

No I don't need medical help.
But what I do need is emotional support like what I was getting with my CMHT Social worker before they discharged me.

I was discharged from the CMHT 2 years ago because they said I am not ill enough to need their services.

And now I have no keyworker or psychiatrist.
And they won't give me one.
So I have had to manage with only the GP for 2 years which was supportive, until that GP practice closed down in march this year.
Now I face the prospect of having to get another GP which I am finding difficult and I am also worried that a new GP might not give me the support I need.
Which is why I have delayed looking for a GP.

And also because I have mum's will on my mind and I was counting on getting my inheritance this year.
But it's all gone wrong.

I did try to fight it by going to a Mental Health Solicitor who did try to get me back in the CMHT but the CMHT refused saying I do not meet the criteria for their services.
But they did say that they would still help me with my benefits and give me supporting letters if I needed them.

And so I did not take the matter to court as my Mental Health Solicitor wanted me to do.
Because the Solicitor told me a judge cannot order the CMHT to give me support,

A judge can only decide if the decision to discharge me was wrong or not. And if it was the judge can only tell the CMHT to go away and make another decision. He cannot order the CMHT to take me back or give me support if the CMHT don't want to.

So I decided not to take the CMHT to court because my CMHT told me that they will help me with my benefits even though I am not with them anymore.
And my EX-CMHT Social worker has done that_she helped me get my Fredom Pass renewed a few months ago.

And I still have limited contact with my CMHT in that I can see the duty officer in a crisis.
And contact my EX-CMHT Social worker in that event.
But the CMHT have not given me a keyworker or regular support.
I am going to try to see my Ex-CMHT Social worker if she will see me to tell her what has happen.

That it's all gone wrong for me and I may now have to fight to get my inheritance. And God forbid, I might lose and not get my money at all.
I don't know how I am going to deal with that if it happens.
As I won't be able to have the life I want because I won't have my money.

My Ex-Social worker cannot get me my money, only a Solicitor can help me with that.But she can give me emotional support to get though this.

Like others I don't think it is best to involve solicitors normally due to the cost but if it puts your mind at ease maybe it is better for you to take this route - your heath has to come first however much it costs.

Well now I don't have any choice.
I am supposed to get my inheritance from my mothers will once the house was sold.

But now it's all gone horrible wrong.
And the only way I can sort this out or fight this if I have to take it to court is though a Solicitor.
I cannot do it on my own.

I am sure there are people out there who can explain this in much more detail but as I understand it - Barclays CANNOT release the money because the account requires the signature of both your sisters.

Your unwell sister lacks mental capacity at the moment. Therefore, an application to the Court of Protection is necessary (https://www.leighday.co.uk/FAQs/The-Court-of-Protection-and-the-Office-of-the-Publ) This is to make sure that you and your sister are not taking advantage of the sister who is unwell. Sadly, there are people out there who take advantage of people who are mentally unwell and this process makes sure this doesn't happen.

Yes I now know it is the Court Of Protection and NOT an ordinary Court as Barclays Bank had incorrectly told me

My Solicitor also told me that if my ill sister does not recover or regain her compacity that my well sister must go to the Court Of Protection.

Which my sister might not want to do.
But my Solicitor said if my sister doesn't he will get a court order forcing my sister to do it.

My Solicitor is also going to write to my sister to find out if my sisters have taken their third share of their inheritance out of the executors account or not.

My Solicitor also warned me that there is a possibility that my sisters could be lying about my sisters illness to try to avoid giving me my money.

If that is the case, that my sister, the executors are deliberately refusing to hand over my money, them my Solicitor said he can take them to court.
Who can force the executors to release the money to me.

So if it is found that my sisters are lying about all of this, they would be in a lot of trouble, because they would be taken to court.

Now that this has gone wrong and I have not got my inheritance.
I do need a Solicitor to sort this out.
And if this Solicitor would not help me, then I would get another one.
But at the moment it seems that he will so I will stick with him for now and see what happens.

I also can't help thinking that if the OP had just shut up and got her sister to sign a mandate, the bank would have had no reason to know she had potentially lost capacity, and after the money had been paid out no-one would have had any incentive to pursue the matter.

No because when my sister went down to the bank to try to make the payment to me.
She was told by Barclays Bank that the other sister must be at the bank with her in person.
That is both sisters have to be at the bank together both to sign and to show ID because it is such a lot of money.
And because of the account they have which is a joint executors account.
That's what Barclays Bank have told me and they won't let up on this. They won't release the money unless both sister are there together at the bank in person and sign.

If my sisters gets well when she gets out of hospital.
And is then able to go to the bank with my other sister and sign the account.
Then I will get my money.


But if not and my sisters does not recover or takes a long time to.
Then my other sister must go to the Court Of Protection.

But what worries me is that even if the court of protection grants my well sister Power Of Attorney. Which will then give her the right to manage the account herself.

What is Barclays Bank still stick by their ridiculous policies and refuse to let my sister pay me the money,even after the Court Of protection has granted my sister the right to manage the account herself without the other sister?
What action can I take then to get my money if that happens?
Could someone please tell me?