Mum passed away..no will..help

CKhalvashi

JimmyJack wrote: »

I am not contesting the life insuarnce policy. I am questioning the remaining money and my mums house.

I’ve got a lawyer (who specialises in International Commercial Contracts, so consult a specialist in probate) who states that under UK law, there is no right for partners unless there’s a will as far as she is aware, which would leave the house going to yourselves and and joint beneficiary.

Sorry for your loss and best of luck, however it might be worth noting that the estate will be eaten up in legal costs if a legal battle were to go ahead, so consult a lawyer on a one-off and advise SF does the same, to see if there’s a case to begin with.

I paid £250/hour in legal fees for a house move, so if the case does take a turn, you’re looking 400 hours before the house is gone anyway, based on split fees and a £200k house. This is reasonably easy to achieve with little/no effort, so as I say, think twice before entering into this!

vaio

property.advert wrote: »

The fact that he helped out with the bills is somewhat irrelevant as he would have had to do so elsewhere if not living with the OP's mother. He was happy to shack up in a house where he knew his name was not on the deeds and upon which he had no legal claim. Yet now in death he wants to take everything.

I might tell him to go to hell and give him 30 days to get out if he keeps up that attitude. By my reckoning the house now belongs to the children and he could easily be persona non grata. He has no lease and no right of abode it would seem. He may have some recourse to the courts but does he want to squander the life assurance payout on legal advice ? I'd guess not.

As others have said, in the absence of a will it's the cold laws of intestacy that will decide the outcome of this but on a human note spare a thought for the poor bloke involved in this.

He's lost his partner of 7+ years unexpectedly early and as well as having to deal with that you're suggesting that he be given a month to leave his home & find somewhere else to live. Heartless (and that's being polite).

the decent thing to do might be to ask what mum would have done if she had known she was going to die so soon. Would she have made the house joint or otherwise provided that her OH could carry on living in their home or would she have said kick him out with a months notice?

Families and money *spit*

mcjordi

kingstreet wrote: »

See thread title

ahh my bad:o