How could my mother make a will for cheap?

Mojisola

nearlyhomeless wrote: »

im curious how could this backfire?

A charitable donation can be a problem because the some charities are rottweilers when it comes to wills. They can cause problems for the other beneficiaries because they try to control the situation, eg. trying to stop a house sale if they think the executor might be able to get more for it if they held on to the property for longer.

It's a shame because many charities benefit from legacies but people are becoming more wary of leaving a donation because of the actions of a few.

Mojisola

nearlyhomeless wrote: »

im 20 and shes coming up to 55/56 im not sure actually lol

Wait until you're in your 50s! You won't consider that to be old. :rotfl:

margaretclare

For heaven's sake! I am 20 years older than your Mum, and I don't consider myself to be 'old', although 'getting older' applies to all of us. She is a spring chicken and can easily learn the language of the land she's chosen to live in. I know of many people who have learned other languages just for pleasure or to read literature in the language in which it was written.

Your Mum should have had a will long ago, especially as her circumstances are complicated by the fact of having money and assets in 2 separate countries. As should you.

margaretclare

nearlyhomeless wrote: »

im doing computin degree, im good at code not with the law

Nor with basic literacy, apparently.

Annisele

nearlyhomeless wrote: »

hmm the foreign bank account is in india, and my dad actually bought the land on her name because he could not get a loan and he paid it off but died before he had it transferred onto his name

That sounds as though it could be a horrible mess. If your father's heirs contest your mother's ownership, her estate could end up with a pretty big legal bill.

I'm very much leaning towards the view that sorting this out is something your mother needs to do properly, rather than cheaply. However, it is very much your mother's mess to sort out - and if she doesn't want to there's little to nothing you can or should do about it.

(And on the age point, 55 isn't old - though it is if you use it as an excuse for not being able to learn English / do some other thing. Until you hit 85 / 90 ish then there are still people around who'd call you young. My parents' neighbour confused me the other day talking about a "young lass" as though I knew her; turned out that I did - and her grandchildren are nearly as old as I am!)

Errata

margaretclare wrote: »

Nor with basic literacy, apparently.

That's very rude and uncalled for.

margaretclare

nearlyhomeless wrote: »

i see i wasnt clear about this, i consider getting old to be over 55

Well, I expect we all did when we were 20. Nevertheless, 'Time's winged chariot' is approaching for you as it is for all of us.

My comment was in response to the admission of a university student who does not/will not/cannot use basic punctuation.

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MC - your comment was unecessary and discourteous. If you can't offer help/information/advice to the OP, insulting them says more about you than it does about them.

Hawkeye4aneye

You really need to go to a professional either a STEP Solicitor who has experience of Overseas matters or a willwriter registered with the IPW (link in an earlier post) who has similar experience.

Also as already mentioned you need to have an independant translator (I once did one with the local Imam).

A will which covers all Worldwide assets could possibly be challenged in India and the Land which was purchased by your father but in your mothers name could also well be challenged depending when he died. Has his estate all been dealt with?

Farway

Mojisola wrote: »

A charitable donation can be a problem because the some charities are rottweilers when it comes to wills. They can cause problems for the other beneficiaries because they try to control the situation, eg. trying to stop a house sale if they think the executor might be able to get more for it if they held on to the property for longer.

It's a shame because many charities benefit from legacies but people are becoming more wary of leaving a donation because of the actions of a few.

From what I have read the big problem leaving to charities is if the will states, say, 10% to cat's home and not a specific figure, like £1000

Then some charities do as as above and try to get maximum, understandably but not easy if you are executor on the receiving end and having to justify every penny garnered