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savings account after death
moonlightmaggie
Posts: 4 Newbie
not sure I in right place..my son died in 2008 and left a post office account with over £5000 in it..the PO said as I wasn't net of kin I couldn't remove it..but due to family circumastances he was estranged from his wife and children...how or who can claim this money?..how long will PO keep this money for?..if anyone can help or advise me I would appreciate it
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Who was the executor of the estate? If there wasn't one, who obtained letters of administration?
Who dealt with his other affairs?
https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death/overview
Until somebody with legal authority to act does something the money will sit there forever.0 -
Too little information.
Was the death expected / was it investigated. Do you have the formal notice? Do you have the death certificate? Has it entered probate? Are you the executor or administrator, was there a will, etc?0 -
If he didn't leave a will then the intestacy rules come into play whereby (unless they actually divorced) I think that the rightful inheritor of that money is his wife.0
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