will contesting advice please

IT_nerd

How about this for a bad death scenario.
Wife dies, leaves everything to dad with the unwritten (rolleyes) understanding that he will split any money with children.
Dad goes mental, spunks all the money up the wall. Manages to get in debt thinking a house sale will solve the debts. Cant sell house.
Her kids get nothing and her husband has now run off to thailand to live with some woman he met on the internet.

Basically, from my experience. The money will destroy your d!ckhead sister. So sit back and watch.
Don't count on anything in life. Rely on no one.

I wont be leaving my kids any money without strict terms on how it's distributed and spent.
They wont be waisting it.

If I'm ever in the position to leave my kids any money. It seems like a thing of the past nowadays.

Sailor_Sam

I think you may be jumping the gun. You don't know what your parents may have put in their will. As already posted if they feel other members of your family have been there for then, have done more, they have every right to leave you without any inheritance, but you may be surprised at the end of the day, they may have decided you deserve something, you are still their daughter. I think a lot of parents who leave their own children out of their wills, will think differently about their grandchildren. You may find in the future at any will reading, even though you are left out, your children will not be. You will just have to wait and see.

Errata

This thread was started in 2004 ! Although it's quite interesting.

Sailor_Sam

I never noticed the date, i wonder, lizzie are you still here ??
What happened is your Mum still with us, have you reconciled your problems.

grosdoff

Hello i have just read your story my sister and myself have just lost our dad in july he was admitted to hospital with copd when i brought him home he told me he wanted to change his will he wrote this 12 years ago whilst in hospital with cancer at the time he was seing a very untrustworthy woman who never told us he was sick and we got to find out 2 weeks later after admission to hospital he was so sick and we all thought he wasnt going to pull through he eventually did and when recovered split from this woman it never emerged about the will until this year he had not even opened it and said he didnt recall the contents of the will.this year he has been quite poorley and has on several occasions said he didnt want his ex to have any of his things he also said this to my sister unfortunatly he died very suddenly and when we discovered the will she is made executor along with his brother his brother was told by our dad that he wasnt in the will and he was addament he said this his brother said he was so confused with drugs he didnt remember anything close friends of our dads who have given us there condolences have also said my dad expressed wishes that his ex was not to be included in the will when we looked at the will his signiture was different he always signed his name f m henderson his name was frederick but always used malc on his will there is only f henderson we are wondering how his health was when signing this document and why was it done so underhand she basically got the solicitor to the hospital on his what he thought was his death bed and i wonder what his state of mind at the time was if anybody has any advice please could they help as this woman is very crafty and it was my dads wishes she wasnt to be left anythingany advice greatly welcomed. we have a lot of not so good history with this woman.

Errata

I hope I've understood your query properly.
I think the fact that your dad had 12 years to make a new will and apparently didn't leaves little room for a challenge. However if you think the will is fraudulent - that your dad didn't sign it - then you need to talk to your uncle who is one of the executors.

the_rottweiler

Sorry just found this thread
I have the oppposite problem to Lizzie. My mother recently told me that her will states that i will inherit everything, the house will be left to me but i must keep it for my kids,but they would never want to live there,
there is no instruction in will about kids, this is her wish.
I have 2 sisters who will probably be very upset at this news.
I asked my mum to talk to my siblings and tell them but i dont think she will (because she told me to keep it quiet)
Obviously this is hypothetical at the moment because i am trying to get her to rewrite the will. But....
If i inherit everything can i sell the house and give sisters a portion of it keeping the bulk for my kids and their future
i must add that mum is very close to one sis and i am not but that both sisters would get same amount and maybe bequests to the other 4 grandchildren
views would be appreciated as i am losing sleep over this

Errata

There's nothing in law to prevent you turning the whole estate into cash and splitting it three ways between yourself and your sisters when your mum dies.

MrsTinks

the rottweiler - I'm not sure if you might find that you can only give a maximum amount to your siblings etc before they become liable for tax - which might be on top of the inheritance tax if that will apply to your mums estate... You should really get some professional advise on this...

sloughflint

If the rottweiler became sole beneficiary, a clear cut ( but not free) solution would be to arrange for a deed of variation rather than split some of his/her inheritance which might have IHT implications further down the line if death within 7 years of the mother depending on size of own estate.