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Flowchart Will
I wonder, would it be acceptable to have a will laid out via a flowchart? A Flowchart is a way of following logical decisions (y/n) - which take the form of diamond shapes, with 'process' squares in between. To me it should be an easy to follow graphic, with less chance of misinterpretation - as long as the text in the…
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Power of attorney and will
Hi folks I am hoping you can offer me some advice regarding a predicament I expect I will shortly find myself in. In short, my father is in a nursing home and is nearing the end of his days. He has 2 sons (myself and my brother and we are estranged). My brother has managed our father's financial affairs since losing mental…
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First wife wants to take control of ex husbands funeral
HI all. This bank holiday weekend I have been to see family in Sheffield ( where I was born and raised) and a cousin lost her husband a fortnight ago. He was 12 years her senior and they had been wed for 17 years next month. He had been married previously to meeting my cousin and had two children who are now 30 and 32…
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Residence nil rate band
Hi all I hope someone can help me here please - have asked solicitors twice and they're not responding to me, grr!!! New Residence nil rate band came into effect from 6th April, Dad died on 9th April - leaving everything to Mum. Does anyone know if the RNRB can also be transferred to Mum, similar to the existing IHT NRB…
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Selling Works of Art
I've inherited quite a few paintings by an artist who's considered "up and coming". Having kept those I like and given other works to relatives, I'm left with quite a few more which I'd like to sell. I have zero knowledge of selling works of art but would obviously like to get a decent price for them, and would appreciate…
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Dad's will, stepmum, house, new Care law
Hi,Dad died last November leaving 1/3 of the value of his and stepmum's house to my sister and I with no timescale on when we would gain our share of the property. With this new idea from the Conservatives that care should be paid for from the value of the home, my sister and I are concerned about our share of the house…
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HELP PLEASE!!!! - Parents property being transferred into Trust - GOOD IDEA???
Hello, My parents are fit and health and are in the process of transferring their property into a Trust for me in order to exclude the property from Inhertitance Tax and to avoid potential social care costs. The Trust is being written by a company that advertises their services and gives out leaflets in department stores.…
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Scottish Widows Overpaid Annuity
Hi, Dont know if anyone can offer advice here but my Mum passed away 5 weeks ago after a long hard battle and now we get a letter from Scottish widows claiming she was overpaid on 2 Annuities held by my deceased Dad by 50% over a period of 8 years. He died December 2008 and we informed all the relevant channels including…
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Witness qualification?
Can you have anyone as a 'witness' to a will-signing? Or do they need to fit in to certain categories? And, does anyone know why, NHS staff won't act as a witness? For example - Doctors are too busy with patients, but why not admin staff?
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Repay overpaid private pension?
My Step father passed away at the end of November last year. He was receiving 2 private pension payments from a provider called Reassure. My step sister contacted them within two days of his passing and notified them of his death. We received a letter from them dated 1 December '16 confirming this and informing us no…
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Unclaimed estate (Allen Genealogy and Research)
Hi all, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I was wondering whether any of you had heard of Allen Geneology and Research? My mum recently received a letter from them, saying that they were trying to establish the family tree descended from my grandparents and that there's a portion of unclaimed money…
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Sister died intestate - advice sought
My sister sadly passed away a fortnight ago and my mother, who is in a care home has asked me to sort out the legal and financial matters arising. Crucially, she died intestate. My sister led a simple life and was my mother's main carer, and had no partner, property or assets to speak of. Our parents divorced nearly 50…
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Bankruptcy & wills
Hi, can someone help me myself and my two siblings are executors and beneficiaries of my fathers will, however my brother had not been discharged from being a bankrupt when he died. We know we have to send his share to the OR is there any legal way he can stop us and would we need him to sign off the accounts prior to…
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Inheritance tax bill ?
Hello All, We are in the process of dealing with my deceased uncles estate. The IHT400 and supplement forms and probate forms were sent weeks ago. We had a reply from the probate and went into the solicitors office last week to sign the oath (we have not paid our inheritance tax bill yet). We also received a reply from…
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Bereavement/ Pay
I was off work all last week as my brother was taken into hospital, critically ill. I was with him all the time but also keeping in touch with work. On Wed 17/5/17 my brother passed away.So I told work I would be back in on Monday the 22nd..I went into work and was told that I will be called into the office at some point…
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Death of ex wife
My ex wife passed away recently, after being separated for over 30 yrs. I always believed we were divorced, so I applied to the local court for a copy of the divorce papers, only to be told I had not been divorced, I just had a judicial separation!!. When we split up, she was awarded 100% of everything, house, car etc, the…
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Avoiding the bereavement help and advice
Im waiting for the grant of probate to come through and have been speaking with my solicitor. I am at the point where I could continue the process myself now without a solicitor, I know what to do, I need to provide the grant of probate to the banks and move the funds into my name, however..... When I speak to anyone at…
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Help Needed
Hi I was wondering if anybody could help me my daughter in law's father has recently passed away and now has a lot of problems with his partner, his partner told her that she was burying him miles away as it was his wishes which my daughter in law was very distraught, as he had had said to her he wished to be buried where…
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HMRC form R185
Hi - does anyone know if this form is ONLY to be used for informing beneficiaries when bank account interest, for example, has had tax taken off? I know it is also to be used when letting beneficiaries know about dividend income, but I am confused if it is only to be used when payments are made net and NOT gross of tax.…
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Deceased Car
What happens to it please? Do you keep it registered and insured in the deceased name until it is sold? Thank you.
