Intestacy - Half blood disagreement

vicksterD

My Partners uncles passed away recently and the family are currently in the process of sorting out his estate.

Alyun (the deceased) has never been married and had no longer term partners. He had no children and both his parents died a long time ago. The only family he has is 2 brothers of the whole blood, a sister of the whole blood, and a sister of the half blood.

His family were recently advised since there is no will, that the rules of Intestacy apply, and they informed the half sister that she was not entitled to anything. She is an evil witch and was demaning her 'fair share' even at the wake of the funeral, so not surprisingly she has stated quite loudly that she will contest this and fight as hard as she can.

She didn't keep in touch with Alyun (he barely saw her except around his birthday), and he didn't owe her anything. Does anyone know if she can do this? What are the chances of her winning, and will the estate have to pay for it?


Thanks for any help you can give, much appreciated

Freddie_Snowbits

I would let her waste her money in court.

Start here

http://www.wisewills.co.uk/intestate.htm

And get a free 30 minutes as well.

mvteng

Its different in Scotland.

I guess the link above applies to England, but you should check out the applicable law in whatever country your in.