Advice/help on parents death.

Corey_

Hi,

Not sure if this is the right place to put, this is my first post, sorry.

My father passed away a two weeks ago and as I have no contact from my mother and I'm quite young and just wanted to know if anybody could give me any advise and things I should or shouldn't be doing regarding sorting out my father's estate.

We have just recently had the funeral and now it seems the time to try and get through some things.

I have contact only one of my fathers bank accounts by going in to the branch but I need to contact a a few more and credit card company's.

I have additional copies of the death certificate but am unsure of what to include in writing with them.

Any other advise or tips or things I should stay away from would be much appreciated.

My Dad came to this website quite frequently so I thought it would be the best place to ask.

Thank you.

opinions4u

I'd start with this link.

Is there a will?

kingstreet

Was your father's estate more than £5,000?

Did he leave a will? If so, who is named Execut(or/rix)?

The answers to these questions will determine your next actions.

getmore4less

Is there a will?

Did he own property?

Is he still married?

is the estate likely to be in debt?

Might be worth looking up his posts to see if there are any relevent threads.

if you google what to do when someone dies

that will bring up a few links here are a few to get you going
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/WhatToDoAfterADeath/DG_10029808
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/prod_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_170740.pdf

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/sa/personal-rep.htm
(loads of links from this page to other relvent stuff.

Another option is to get a couple of books from the library on dealing with estates.

Corey_

I have the will

He owned a property but it looks as if he recently (2010) took a mortgage out on the property.
He also had a property in another country, which apparently there is a will with the solicitor there which I have not seen.

I have found a few credit card statements which are in debt.

Corey_

kingstreet wrote: »

Was your father's estate more than £5,000?

Did he leave a will? If so, who is named Execut(or/rix)?

The answers to these questions will determine your next actions.

I am the Executor along with my sister.

mancitychick

Corey_ wrote: »

I have the will

He owned a property but it looks as if he recently (2010) took a mortgage out on the property.
He also had a property in another country, which apparently there is a will with the solicitor there which I have not seen.

I have found a few credit card statements which are in debt.

As he owned property you will now need to apply for probate. You can either do this yourself or pay a solicitor to do it.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/Preparation/DG_10029716

Corey_

mancitychick wrote: »

As he owned property you will now need to apply for probate. You can either do this yourself or pay a solicitor to do it.

Thank you for all of your help!
Very much appreciated.

opinions4u

Very important:

If there are two wills, you need to establish which one is recognised in law.

I'd get a solicitor and fast. If you act in accordnace with the will you've seen and it turns out that the will overseas has legal credibility you could be held liable for one hell of a mess.