What happens to a will after death?

ohdearohdear

Hi,

This is probably in the wrong place but I need some advice urgently. My nan has recently died and left a will but other family members are not letting me see it or tell me who is dealing with it, I am named in the will as my mum died and therefore her share will go to me and my brother, but my family is very corrupt and most of my family spent my grandads money when he died and are also trying to cut us out of the will so I am wondering would the will of been left with a solicitor? and how do I find out who the solicitor is if my family won't say? And also my Nans house is being sold through a estate agents that one of my corrupt family members is the director of?

I just want what me and my brother are entitled to as I know there are family members that have had their hands in my NANS bank accounts.

jamesd

Contact the financial institutions you know she dealt with. Tell them that you are concerned that money may be misappropriated from the estate and ask them to ensure that they release funds only to the person who has a grant of representation.

Tell all family members who may be involved in processing the estate that you will require a proper accounting of the disposal of the assets of the estate and as the law provides, will hold the executor(s) personally liable for any shortfalls if they can't provide proper accounts of how it was all resolved, as required by law.

The original will and three copies of it needs to be sent to the probate registry along with an original copy of the death certificate.

For smaller amounts of money, a few thousand Pounds, a financial institution may release it if the person asking for the money signs an indemnification form where they agree to pay the institution back the money if there is any wrong payout. This is part of the purpose of you contacting the institutions: it makes it less likely that they will do this instead of insisting on full and final documentation from the executor(s) of the estate, who will be named in the will.

A will will often have been left with a solicitor as the main copy and another copy may have been kept in her home. The one with the solicitor would normally rule. It might instead have been left with a bank.

If the amounts involved are into the thousands it'll be better for you to visit a solicitor and ask for them to help. A few letters at this stage can save a lot of hassle and expense later.

Mojisola

This - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=217 - might be the best board.

ILW

Are you sure there was a will?

atush

If there wasn't, you still need to contact their banks and the probate registry.

p00hsticks

ohdearohdear wrote: »

Hi,

I am named in the will as my mum died and therefore her share will go to me and my brother

If your nan left something to your mother in her will, but your mother died before your nan, then what happens to that bequest will depends on the exact wording of the will - it may say that the money should go to the survivors of your mum (i.e. you and your brother) or it may say that it should go back into the estate to be redistributed among the other surviving named beneficiaries .......

jamesd

And if it says nothing about that, it'll automatically go to the children of the person who died.