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Sirlaughalot
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My Brother died in January this year and left debts in the way of a personal loan and credit card. His wife is the executor of his estate and I`m trying to help her with the funeral and financial side of things. I`m trying to help others on this forum so i will keep the question concise and create more individual threads on other aspects of the process as we find them. It may help others when searching for specific problems
She went to the bank yesterday and their joint current account and savings account have been transferred to her name.
My brother's debts were in his sole name and with the same bank as their joint accounts. My question is do the joint bank/savings accounts form any part of my brother's estate.
Thanks in advance
She went to the bank yesterday and their joint current account and savings account have been transferred to her name.
My brother's debts were in his sole name and with the same bank as their joint accounts. My question is do the joint bank/savings accounts form any part of my brother's estate.
Thanks in advance
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Sirlaughalot wrote: »My Brother died in January this year and left debts in the way of a personal loan and credit card. His wife is the executor of his estate and I`m trying to help her with the funeral and financial side of things. I`m trying to help others on this forum so i will keep the question concise and create more individual threads on other aspects of the process as we find them. It may help others when searching for specific problems
She went to the bank yesterday and their joint current account and savings account have been transferred to her name.
My brother's debts were in his sole name and with the same bank as their joint accounts. My question is do the joint bank/savings accounts form any part of my brother's estate.
Thanks in advance0 -
Ok and thanks for your quick response0
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My brother has various life insurance policies of which his wife will be the benefactor.
Do the proceeds from these policies go straight to his wife or do they form part of his estate and therefore go to pay off the debt?
Thanks in advance0 -
Sirlaughalot wrote: »My brother has various life insurance policies of which his wife will be the benefactor.
Do the proceeds from these policies go straight to his wife or do they form part of his estate and therefore go to pay off the debt?
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Yorkshireman99 wrote: »It depends on the exact wording of the policy but normally they do not form part of the estate. Is there a will? In any case the executor needs to be very careful if the estate is insolvent.
The OPs other thread suggests the estate is solvent, although it looks like a house sale would be required to free up the cash to pay of the depts, so perhaps it may be a better option to use the insurance to pay it off to avoid the house sale.0 -
Yorkshireman99 wrote: »It depends on the exact wording of the policy but normally they do not form part of the estate. Is there a will? In any case the executor needs to be very careful if the estate is insolvent.0
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Keep_pedalling wrote: »The OPs other thread suggests the estate is solvent, although it looks like a house sale would be required to free up the cash to pay of the depts, so perhaps it may be a better option to use the insurance to pay it off to avoid the house sale.0
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when was this trust created?0
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I am confused, in your other thread you said the house was owned as tenants in common with his share being left to the children and his widow maintaining a life interest. If that is the case then the trust would not exist before his death so his half of the house would form part of his estate.
You really need proper paid for legal advise.0 -
Keep_pedalling wrote: »I am confused, in your other thread you said the house was owned as tenants in common with his share being left to the children and his widow maintaining a life interest. If that is the case then the trust would not exist before his death so his half of the house would form part of his estate.
You really need proper paid for legal advise.
It may ave been you who suggested tenants in common0
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