Turning down an inheritance

GobbledyGook

Thank you for your kind replies. Having thought about it a little I'm not sure a public forum where I have posted quite a bit of information in the past after my marriage split was a wise place to put this so I have removed my posts.

I hope this is ok with everyone. I really appreciate the help and support.

Jinx

I guess you could turn it down for you (or just not respond) but with regards to your children - I wouldnt think you would be able to sign away their rights surely?? No expert, Im sure someone will advise soon

BitterAndTwisted

I think you have a number of choices:

1) You decline to respond and the money will just be either distributed between the other beneficiaries or held until you or your children are found eventually. I don't know what the time-limit is on trying to find beneficiaries ro whether there is one.

2) Appoint a solicitor of your own, in a different town to where you are now and have them be the intermediary with absolutely no direct contact whatsoever.

Considering that your children are beneficiaries as well it seems a tad harsh to think of depriving them of something that they may have wanted if they were old enough to have decided for themselves.

I fully appreciate your reluctance in wanting your whereabouts or situation disclosed to people you want no contact with. I am sure that there are ways and means to prevent this. I would speak to a solicitor about this asap.

kelloggs36

Could you not explain to the solicitor that you do not want your whereabouts known and that you are happy to deal with only the solicitor?

Counting_Pennies_2

It sounds to me that you have been very hurt by this person/family.

I would do as someone else suggests and get a solicitor from out of town to contact the solicitor and say under no uncertain terms are they to pass your contact or whereabouts on to anyone.

I would also be interested to know how they found your details so you can cover your tracks.

hth

GobbledyGook

Thank you for your kind replies. Having thought about it a little I'm not sure a public forum where I have posted quite a bit of information in the past after my marriage split was a wise place to put this so I have removed my posts.

I hope this is ok with everyone. I really appreciate the help and support.

GobbledyGook

Thank you for your kind replies. Having thought about it a little I'm not sure a public forum where I have posted quite a bit of information in the past after my marriage split was a wise place to put this so I have removed my posts.

I hope this is ok with everyone. I really appreciate the help and support.

*Louise*

I would contact the solicitor and explain the situation, and ask for assurance that your details won't be passed on.

They have contacted you by letter so obviously already have your address so you need to take steps to stop that being passed on anyway.

In your position I couldn't turn it down unless I was already wealthy, I would think how it could benefit my children and take it for them. Or take it and give it to a charity you support.

BitterAndTwisted

If you are worried that the Solicitor is a joint executor and may disclose your whereabouts then appoint your own attaching any conditions you like to preserve your anonymity. I'm sure that this is not a completely unique scenario.

*Louise*

GobbledyGook wrote: »

I'm just worried that if the solicitor is a joint executor would they have the right not to share information with the other executor?

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You need to ask them that

If they don't have the right to withold the info, then get your own solicitor and use their address for contact

TheSaint_2

You could nominate a charity as your replacement, write to their solicitor with no contact details - just the nomination.