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What to Say in Christmas Cards Following a Death?
My youngest sister died a couple of months ago and now in a quandry about what to say in Christmas cards. For people not directly related I will put what I normally do, but what do I say to my other siblings? What do I say to my sister's kids? Normally I start off with the obligatory "Merry Christmas" ending with "and a…
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General advice needed
Hello there My mum has decided she wants to do a will. She is a widower, owns her own home (value @£95,000) She has savings of approx £45,000. No other real assets as such. No debts. She wants everything to be divided up equally between me and my 2 sisters, along with a bequest for each of her grandchildren. She also wants…
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Executor
I named my daughter as my executor a few years ago, she has recently got married, do i need to change my will ?
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Advice/comments appreciated
Hi I lost my mum at the beginning of the year. She left a will and named her Solicitor as executer. It goes without saying he is very slow!! Her will stipulated that I was to be left 80% of her house and my sister 20% ( small house worth about 180k). The will had been written 15 years ago after my sister had received a…
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hmrc debt of deceased :-(
I know there are a few benefits geniuses on here so thought I'd ask.. no harm in trying. Hope it's in the right section. My stepdad became disabled in 1995 and died a month ago. My mum has received a letter yesterday saying hmrc or dwp put him on the wrong benefits level in 1995 and haven't corrected it since and she owes…
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What can I do after all this time?
Hi all, I usually post under a different name that is known on other boards, I'm just using this name to ask for any advice on this personal matter. Basically in 2005 an elderly family member died and made my Mum the executor of the will, in which everything was left to her. I presumed that this was all sorted long ago and…
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Probate not required?
I wonder of someone can help as I am getting very confused. My mum (step mum in legal terms) passed away a few weeks ago and we have had the funeral. She and my dad both left identical wills, dad is sole beneficiary and executor. I have been doing a lot of work on his behalf and last week called the number on the you gov…
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How to find out who the deceased's GP was..
As above really, my dad died and I need to find out who his GP was at the time of his death. We didn't have much contact for various reasons but I was his only child and there's no relatives on his side who might know. Does anyone know how I could obtain this information? I am sure it's something really simple to do, I…
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what can excutor pay?
My husband grandma past away on Wednesday, my mother in law is the excutor as well as the sole benifecery (only child). Grandma had a joint account with my mum in law that only has a few pound in it but grandma has another account that mum in law had POA, the gas and elec bill have come in the post this morning can mum in…
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What happens if someone dies while in receipt of benefits and leaves £30k in savings?
Hi, What would happen if someone elderly who had always received housing benefit, had been saving all their lives (90+ yrs) and have between 20-30k in savings when they died? Would the government take it all? Or are you allowed savings?
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Probate - all executors apply, or some take power reserved?
Hi, Myself and a relative have been appointed as Executors. Looking at Probate Application Form PA1, I see that we can either: - both jointly apply for the Grant of Probate - one of us applies, and the other takes the 'Power Reserved' option Is there any disadvantage for both of us to apply jointly, or does that make some…
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Solicitors as executors - can we act instead with their agreement?
My partner's father's Will names two partners at a local solicitors as executors. Following his death there is only a very small estate, balance below £5,000 and, as there are a number of outstanding debts (which the estate will not cover), one of the solicitors advised us to handle the winding up ourselves, as using his…
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Probate/settling estates with an Interim Death Certificate?
I'm trying to sort out my dads estate after he died recently. As it was due to an industrial disease we haven't got a proper death certificate, only an interim one until the coroner sorts out a proper one which could take over a year. Has anyone else been in a similar situation as there are a couple of life insurances that…
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Advice badly needed
We need help with this please. Mother passed away beginning of 2011 Brother and sister are executors. They have done nothing what so ever regards mums estate. They don't have nothing to do with three of us siblings. We have approached them to ask about mums estate but we are blanked. Executors have locked up mums house…
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Advice re sister with-holding will
My mom passed away on 10.11.2012. My sister and I knew that a will had been made with dad and where it was kept, who the beneficiaries were but not who were the executors. Due to a family split we do not have a good relationship with our eldest sister who is the only person to have access to moms house. She has made no…
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Death In Service
Hi, Please can someone help with the following problem. I wont go into all the background information, unless it's needed. A male dies and has a Death In Service policy They didn't nominate anyone on the policy They have one child The birth certificate of the child has no name under 'father'. What would happen in this…
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Inheritance tax need to declare?
My wife has been given a large sum by her father to help buy a house, enough to go over the inheritance tax threshold. I believe if he lives another 7 years then there will be no tax to pay but do we need to declare this money now to hmrc so they know when she recieved it? We are both PAYE also if that makes a difference…
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Excessive solicitors' fees?
My father moved to Belgium with his (Belgian) wife when he was 83 - he became ill after beingthere for about a year and died in hospital in May 2011. His wife was heartbroken and very infirm and on a lot of medication. She finally died in November 2011 - before the estate of my father had been sorted out. They had 'mirror'…
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Death of tenant & rent...
Hello again! Yet another question!!!! Following my fathers death/funeral etc..... he lived in a old persons sheltered housing 1 bedroom appartment, he was 96yrs old and was on housing benefit etc. I managed to clear out most of his personal bits & pieces etc, then had to pay a house clearance guy to take away the larger…
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Unclaimed estate - what next?
Good evening, I've recently been contacted by a probate research company stating I may be entitled to a share in the estate of my Great Aunty. I've done a little research and discovered that these sort of companies charge up to 35% for doing the work for you, so I've decided to look at doing the work myself. Now from…
