Copies of wills

sandraroffey

the probate office will send you a copy for a small fee.

DiggerUK

sandraroffey wrote: »

the probate office will send you a copy for a small fee.

This site has the details of probate offices.

http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/HMCSCourtFinder/

flossy_splodge

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

A couple of questions, obviously you don't have to answer, but it might help to address your problem....

Are you a beneficiary?

If all assets and properties are listed as required, do you believe the total value of the estate exceed £350,000?

Hi. Sorry to be so long returning to the thread.
No I am not in any way a beneficiary.
My friend has died unexpectedly and unfortunately did not update her will as we (her friends) all knew she intended to.
The outcome is that a very unpleasant 'ex' of hers now inherits everything.
He has a daughter (or DIL) who is advising him as she is supposedly a 'solicitor'.
My feeling is they are not being straightforward about the estate.
They are also trying to evict a mutual friend who was the only one actually looking after the deceased and it was her that was intended to inherit. (My deceased friend had numerous health problems).
I realise that 'intention' is rightly no good in a court of law. The will was not updated and that seems to be that.
I just feel there is a real rush to 'liquidate' the estate asap and I wonder about it.
We have already been told there is no chance of any 'appeal' for my surviving friend to remain in the property (she was and is, paying a commercial rent).
I realise I have no actual evidence of wrong doing, but having met the beneficiary, the term weasel comes to mind.
So I guess I just want to be sure all that can be done is being done properly.:o

Torby

ask a solicitor....unfortunately, you may have summed it up correctly....and a lot of "weasels" do get mentioned in wills, a sad but timely reminder for all of us to keep up to date with our wills...its not difficult to do....but saves headaches and problems for loved ones at a later date....

Savvy_Sue

Just a check: was your friend married to the weaselly ex at the time of writing the will? And if so, were they still married at the time of death?

Divorce invalidates a will.

Baggysdad

Divorce invalidates a will.

Err, NO IT DOESN'T

However on divorce, the Will is read as if the divorced spouse had died before the testator - the person whose Will it is.

But I note that the phrase 'ex' is in inverted commas, so maybe this information won't resolve the situation.

B

Savvy_Sue

I stand corrected.

I knew divorce did something.

Biggles

It's marriage that usually cancels any previous will.

flossy_splodge

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Just a check: was your friend married to the weaselly ex at the time of writing the will? And if so, were they still married at the time of death?

Divorce invalidates a will.

Sadly no.
Or actually 'thank God, no'.
She would have been even more unhappy.
I do believe he had undue influence over her at the time they were together - she had a drink problem and a mental health problem and he took advantage without a doubt.:mad:
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any protection in this sort of a case as you're deemed to have been of sound mind. debatable.:eek:
Thanks all for the responses.:o

zzzLazyDaisy

I am so sorry to hear about your sadness.

I advise all my friends to read their wills once a year to make sure it still reflects their intentions. Sadly, a will is a legal document, and unless it is revoked it remains valid (obviously there are occasions when a will can be challenged, but they are rare).