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Updated Will
Hi, My simple single Will needs updating as one of my executors is no longer available and I need to make a couple of other minor changes. Looking online I see that some solicitors offer a Will Review service, does this mean they can amend an existing will or in reality is it a complete rewrite costing the same as a new…
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Car ownership after death.
Hi, Someone I know sadly died recently, intestate. He and his wife owned a small car, but his was the name on the log book. Is she able to assume ownership of the car and continue to use it, or must it be treated as part of the estate? In either case, what does she need to do? Any practical advice gratefully received.…
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Surviving partner pension
Hi, Someone I know died recently in receipt of a Teachers Pension. I contacted TPs to notify them of the death and ask for advice on behalf of the surviving spouse, and was informed that she would get three months' continued payment at the rate her husband received, after which she would continue to receive 50%. She is now…
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What happens next?
My son and I are the sole beneficiaries of my late Brother-in-Law's estate. I am the sole executrix but have a firm of solicitors dealing with the probate for me. I have sworn the oath and signed the form to enable the inheritance tax to be paid straight from the deceased's accounts. The solicitor has now applied for the…
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Can anyone give a free proof read of my Will
Hi there. Was just wondering if an active or retired professional in this area could proof read my Will that I have drawn up from a template and offer advice on any corrections or inconsistencies mant thx in advance
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Question about distribution....
This is an update to a previous thread. Quick summary. Probated will,more than 6 months ago, I am sole executor. Other residual beneficiaries creating problems which are all frivolous and vexatious - basically they are trying it on wanting more money. Numerous threatening solicitors letters( all come to nothing) but…
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Missing trustees
My ex partner and sons father died suddenly in September. He left our 20 year old son well provided for. Today I received a letter from solicitor dealing with the estate informing me that there is a pension / life policy that is due to pay out to me. I'd forgotten all about it . We both took out policies just after our son…
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Belongings of deceased missing
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No Will Help!
Hi, I have a friend who needs help. Her father past away recently without writing a will. It was an unexpected sudden death and did not get around to making a will. He had suffered from a disability and was in constant pain for 5 years which he struggled to walk. He had just bought a new ground floor flat to help him live…
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Childs inheritance......
My Grandad passed away last year and the will has finally been sorted out. However, he has left money for his grandson (my son) who is only 2 years old. The solicitor has said that the funds will be available for my son when he turns 21 years old. Meanwhile the solicitors will look after the payment. I have tried to get in…
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less then 'told' in heritance
Hi, My daughters and i are fortunately named in an inheritance and not wishing to look a gift in the mouth so to speak, the sum is about a half than what I was told by the dearly departed - I'm not sure how to follow up or even if i should bother at all - but she was a wily and thrifty person that looked after her money…
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Inheritance surprises
Hello, I wonder if anyone else has had a similar surprise. My mother has recently passed and left my sister and myself beneficieries of her house. We had agreed between us that I would buy my sisters half and move into the property. However, our sister died 20 years ago, her husband had since remarried twice over. We have…
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Are joint assets included in overall value of estate for calculating probate fees?
This might be a quick question to answer. For where a fee is payable for applying for grants of probate or administration, am I right in thinking that the value of joint assets passing automatically to a surviving spouse are not included in the value of the deceased's estate? In my mother's case, this applies to the value…
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Do funeral plans pay out for suicide?
Just trying to figure out if they do or not but not finding out too much in the terms and conditions or one websites. I know life insurance policies don't but if you have a funeral plan in place and meet the minimum term for them to payout beforehand would they payout?
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Account found after probate wound up
This is a long, complicated story. My grand parents had 4 children, one died in childhood and 3 are alive, one does not have capacity (determined by social services). The grand parents died without a will, it was discovered that their child without capacity was a joint owner of their home. The daughter with capacity…
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Is this mis-use of estate funds?
Executors are a solicitor & aged relative who has handed over responsibilty to another solicitor at the same practice via POA. Residue of estate to be equally divided between two adult children (A & B) includes house with large garden & attached paddock which lies outside the village boundary and is not in the local plan…
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Nan's Estate undervalued
Hi, I have today received Grant of Probate for my Nan's estate which has taken about 12 weeks to come through. I am an executor and beneficiary of the estate and calculated (after looking at her bank accounts and getting the house valued) that the estate was worth about £140k and this is what we applied for on the Grant of…
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Solicitor as Joint Executor a good or bad idea?
Hello I recently employed a solicitor to draw up my Will and asked them to make a family friend my sole executor, and in the event of his death before my own, to make their company the executor instead. I have now received a copy of the draft Will in which they have made themselves a Joint Executor with my friend. Is this…
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Change will
Hi wasn't sure where to post ? I made a will using legal aid 10 years ago and I need to change a bit of it Am I right thinking no legal aid any more ? I can't afford anything . Should I do one of these diy things ? It's just I have my son down as going to my brothers family if anything happened to me and my parents , who…
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Rules of intestacy
Hello, My uncle recently passed away (no will)). He was not married and had no children or living parents. He has one living sibling, my mum. My uncle also had two other brothers who passed away before him. One of his brothers had two children (A) (alive) and the other had one child (B) (alive). According to Gov.uk; 1.“The…
