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“Vested interest”
I’m drafting a new will, based on the wording of my old professionally drawn will but with a few adjustments. I’m concerned that the beneficiaries of my will must show a vested interest within 28 days. Does this mean if they were for example in a coma, they could lose the opportunity to inherit from my will?
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Advice on situation - Death, bankrupt/secured loans along with house in same name (Scotland)
Hi All, Just needing a bit of advice here and the situation. Its quite complex so just curious if this is something for a solicitors to manage or not and any advice regarding the debts. * Mother passed away - widowed * .House in same name worth about £100k * Secured loans of £20k with halifax * Secured loans PPI taken out…
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Completing IHT205
My mother has passed away (age 91 so not a surprise). I am just getting my head around the Probate and Inheritance tax forms and want to make sure I do it correctly...... Her affairs were very simple - about £50k in bank and building society accounts and a flat worth about £340k. No other antiques, shares or anything of…
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Should I take out a funeral plan for my parents?
I'm concerned that my parents have zero savings (and possibly some debts too) and would therefore leave nothing towards a funeral for either of them. Selfishly I've spent the last 2 years working us out of debts and accruing some savings etc, setting us up to build a good future for our family, and I don't want this to set…
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Funeral Plan
What are your thoughts on a prepaid funeral plan now not supplying the limousines. Do you think some money back is due?
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Provision for teenage children when both married parents die
Our three children are aged 14-18 years. If both me and my husband die, we would like the 18 year old to be the guardian of the younger children. We only have £100 on the mortgage, no debts and some savings and we are going to organise mirror wills. We would like our estate to be shared equally between them. My sister can…
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Foreign will
I want to know how to make a foreign will quickly. Gav
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Am i right?
Hi, my husband died 6 months ago after a short fight with cancer leaving me and 2 young children. We had wills in place and I've sorted all but one of the his pensions out. One of his old work place pensions asked for a copy of the will along with both our birth certificates and wedding certificates plus the death…
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Is there a time limit when house of deceased must be sold?
My brother died suddenly in April of COVID-19 (no symptoms, no underlying conditions). Our parents are his executors, but no one is able to get to his home because of control of movement and no one being local. The keys for his house and car are with his local solicitors. My question is, is there a date by which the house…
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Things To Do - Help
Hi, my mum passed away about 5 weeks ago and I have slowly been going through my list of things to do, but I am starting to feel like I may be missing things. I was hoping that some of you would be happy to look at my list below and make any suggestions of things I should be adding to it or thinking about. It might also be…
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Certified Copy of Passport
As an executor of a will, I needed to receive a certified copy of a passport. How do i now that the item is genuine? There is no date on a bank stamp, just a stamp with sort code of bank and branch. . It does not also say on it "this is a true likeness"
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Probate fees
Hi my father died recently he left a will ,his only asset a small leasehold flat to be sold a divided between myself and two sisters.I called the Co op and agreed to let them do the probate they are charging me £5000 for that service which I'm told is steep.They then asked if I wanted them to sell the flat through a…
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Intestacy/probate advice - unknown beneficiaries
I wondered if anybody could give me some advice please. My Mum's cousin passed away in July last year, leaving no will. As he had no children and both parents and aunties/uncles have died, my Mum is his next of kin. She has been dealing with the estate. They also had another cousin who died, but by the rules of intestacy,…
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Help with Wife's (non) Estate - need some small advice
Hi, hate forms etc. and just need some advice if possible. My Wife passed away several weeks ago. There is no estate, we just had a joint bank account, house is in my name and we have 3 daughters. The will she left is a basic Will saying that I am the sole executor of the will. So questions I have are 1) I do not need to…
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Care Home Fees
Could anyone tell me if Care home fees are my responsibility when my dad has now passed away? FYI- I never signed any contracts with the care home.
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Probate time to complete
I filled in the probate forms with my solicitors a few months ago, and she said at the time it would take 2-3 months (at the beginning of the covid crisis). So it's been about three months now, do you think that this Covid-19 would have pushed this back any further?
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Eco/natural burial
Has anyone planned a minimalist eco/natural burial for themselves or someone else in Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland? Possibly in a natural burial ground or Promession http://www.promessa.se/about-life-death (not sure if the latter is permitted in the UK/Ireland yet) Would be grateful for any advice on how to go…
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Tenants in common - correct Land Registry forms
My late father and mother’s property is owned outright on a 50/50 tenants in common basis. Probate has now been granted so my sister and I (both executors of dad’s will) can turn our attention to property matters. My mother is sole beneficiary of my father’s will, so she is now the legal owner of the whole property. It is…
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Trust for under 18l
My father has Sadly recently passed only a year after my mother... I am the executor and trustee on the will and was also Deputy for my father I have a sister but my brother pre deceased my father last year in the will it states my brothers share would go to his child/children.... that’s obviously what should happen…
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I give my estate to my children in equal shares
My father passed away earlier in the year and I have just received the grant of probate. his will says "I give my estate to my children in equal shares" my brother is disabled and would like to live in my father's house, my father also left shares approximately equal in value to the house Would this wording in a will allow…
