What happens when parents die?

sonastin

If the child murders the parent, can s/he benefit from the crime by inheriting the estate?

(just to take this down an even more ridiculous tangent)

tyllwyd

That's not so ridiculous - there are quite a few high profile cases where children have been accused of murdering parents for the inheritance. Jeremy Bamber is one name that I thought of, and the Menendez brothers. I thought that you can't inherit from someone you are convicted of murdering.

Starbrite

LMAO I did laugh out loud to this question! would love of been first to reply with your now an orphan or something else funny

Having had my Nan die last mth, her house has been passed down to her 3 children, I've no idea what their plans are for the house. I think shock of them losing their mum and arranging the funeral has kept them busy enough before thinking about the house!

Gwhiz

begbeer wrote: »

Made out my will recently, leaving a proportion to grandchildren to have when they are 30, only to be told by solicitor that son could contest the will as have left nothing to him and grandchildren can access interest on their inheritance from the age of 18
what was the point of making my wishes known!

Unless it's a moot point would you mind explaining why you want to leave money to the grandchildren and not your son? Surely your son would pass on money to his son when he dies so the grandchildren will receive eventually?

lincroft1710

debsue wrote: »

Dont forget the old sayng "where there's a will, there's a relative"

I thought it was "Where there's a will there's a grasping relative"

begbeer

reason am jumping a generation is had son very young so not that much younger than me but he had kids later in life so they are very young, he has done well for himself by working hard so hopefully will not need it. whilst little ones will need all the help they can get in the current financial climate.

begbeer

but you are missing the point, which is why should my wishes be overruled by a judge who doesn.t know me or my family.

Errata

begbeer wrote: »

but you are missing the point, which is why should my wishes be overruled by a judge who doesn.t know me or my family.

As far as your son is concerned, they won't be if you bequeath him a token amount of a tenner.

sonastin

begbeer wrote: »

but you are missing the point, which is why should my wishes be overruled by a judge who doesn.t know me or my family.

What grounds would your son have for contesting the will? Unless he is financially dependant on you, surely any claim would fail? Or is he supposed to be a trustee of the money and the solicitor is saying he should be recompensed for that? Merely being a relative isn't automatic grounds for challenging an otherwise valid will.

paddyz

In Scotland the inheritance law is different to England if you leave a will and your child is ommited they have a right to claim a percentage and they dont need to be dependant.