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Change of name by deed poll

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  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,854 Forumite
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    edited 25 December 2013 at 7:16PM
    !!!!!! wrote: »
    Mmm. Has his widow checked her CRA records? Could his widow be mistaken and that was just a line that he was feeding her?

    Personally I do not believe he was in any debt at all, however shes claiming hes left a lot of debt behind him.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
    However Any Opinion Given On MSE Is Strictly My Own
  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,033 Forumite
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    Is this an inheritance matter?
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • I think it fair you ask her to prove this debt then you can decide if you feel obligated in any way to help out or is it a question of he left x but owed y so there is only z left?
    "You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"
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  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,854 Forumite
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    edited 25 December 2013 at 7:48PM
    bryanb wrote: »
    Is this an inheritance matter?

    No its just curiosity. Im just not comfortable with the fact she is claiming that he has left a lot of debt behind when he passed away and theirs no evidence to suggest there was any.

    My father passed away intestate and he did not leave any money he only lived from his pensions. However in islam they still pay the debts as a debt is a burden on their soul.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
    However Any Opinion Given On MSE Is Strictly My Own
  • In that case I would ask her for some proof, maybe offer to help out notifying and sorting out paperwork the you can see for yourself?
    "You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"
    Sir Winston Churchill
  • Experian_company_representative
    Experian_company_representative Posts: 2,134 Organisation Representative
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    If you have a legal right to act on your late father's behalf I think you can ask us to register your father's two names as aliases of each other. But if you've already obtained reports covering both names perhaps it's not necessary. Some debts aren't registered with credit reference agencies of course, such as council tax. But if there are outstanding debts you would expect to see some evidence such as recent statements or demands.

    James
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  • Thrugelmir
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    stclair wrote: »
    No its just curiosity. Im just not comfortable with the fact she is claiming that he has left a lot of debt behind when he passed away and theirs no evidence to suggest there was any.

    Was his estate worth more than £250,000?
  • Alter_ego
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Was his estate worth more than £250,000?

    Answered in post 15
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  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,854 Forumite
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Was his estate worth more than £250,000?

    No it wasn't so everything has gone to my fathers widow.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
    However Any Opinion Given On MSE Is Strictly My Own
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    stclair wrote: »
    No it wasn't so everything has gone to my fathers widow.

    Then you need to clearer as to your aim.
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