Death in the family, but no will. Anything that can be done here?

Nine_Lives

NAR wrote: »

Is his name on the deeds?

Sorry, i don't know this.
One of my aunts is very likely to go down the road of finding out though. She was like that (i'm told) when HER granddad died.

Did he think that if she died she would will her share to their children?

Nope, everyone knows that my nan will leave her share to her husband. Before anyone jumps on this, i don't know what others (family) think, but it's irrelevant. Whatever she chooses is her choice.

Is the house that nan lives in the former matrimonial home of your grandad?

Aye it was. They lived in there at least 50 years ago. My granddad then moved on when they divorced obviously.

Bit more research required on your part I'm afraid.

Certainly not my part. I'm just looking into it now, but as for taking it further than just seeing what the basics are, that's not for me. I'm not getting involved in all of that. That'll be for my mum & her siblings to tackle/agree/squabble over.

Nine_Lives

DylanO wrote: »

You can easily find out if the house in question is in your father's name by checking the registry.

Quite what you expect from anyone else without knowing that I don't know.

Why don't you know? I thought it pretty self explanatory?

I was looking to see what the direction is based on the information (no will) given. I've been given answers on this which is fair enough.

Mojisola

The house might not be registered with the Land Registry as it's been in the same ownership for such a long time.

pelirocco

Surely today isnt the day to be thinking about this?

podperson

Basically it depends on whether his name is on the deeds as a Joint Tenant or Tenant in Common.
If it is a Joint Tenant then both tenants jointly own the whole property so when he dies the property will revert to the other tenant(s) wholey and even if he had a will saying otherwise this could be disputed.
If he is Tenant in Common then he owns a 'share' in the property and when he passes this will go either to whoever he specifies in his will or if there is no will then usually to his next of kin.

Person_one

Ok, I'm confused.

You come here to ask what will happen to your grandfather's estate.

We tell you there's no way we can know, the only way to find out is to do a bit of digging/asking around/looking at paperwork.

You don't want to do any of that and apparently you don't want to get involved.

So, why did you post? What do you want from us?

I'm sorry about your granddad, I hope its as easy as it can be for him.

Mojisola

podperson wrote: »

if there is no will then usually to his next of kin.

In this case, assuming he didn't marry again, that will be his children. If any of his children are already dead but had children of their own, their share will be divided between their children.

Nine_Lives

pelirocco wrote: »

Surely today isnt the day to be thinking about this?

Not for my mum, but then she's not the one asking. I never really had a great deal to do with my granddad, so while i'm sad about how things are, i'm not the way i was when my dad died.

Anyway, for those who don't "get it", that's fine. I can see what'll happen though - those people will never "get it", and it's pointless trying to explain as it'll just raise more counter-questions, judgement & accusations. So i'll cut their fire right now.

For those who did get it & were able to help, thank you. My question has been answered & that's what i came here for. Thanks.

Spendless

30 years is a long time to have not sorted out the equity split of a once marital home either by selling it and sharing the money or one partner buying out the other. Were all the children of the marriage adults at the time of the split? Isn't your Mum or her siblings on speaking terms with your nan? She must surely know who owns the house she lives in even if her ex husband is being a bit vague?

Dunroamin

For goodness sake - wait til the poor man's dead before doing your vulture impression!