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My mother, sister and brother selling our inheritance properties behind my back....

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,323 Forumite
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    But remember that solicitors just love long running battles between relatives over who gets what and with a solicitor involved, you are likely to lose more than you gain. Cases where the family argued long term can easily end up with the solicitor getting a very large proportion of the inheritance in fees.
  • rpc
    rpc Posts: 2,353 Forumite
    bouicca21 wrote: »
    You can get a copy of your father's will from the probate service.

    Only if it went to probate.

    It sounds as if it did not, but may be getting put forward now.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    You MUST find the exact wording of the will, where it's at in the dispersal of his estate, and - just as importantly - the exact legal status of the business.

    If he was trading as a sole trader, with your mother involved, then the business assets would probably have passed to you, but you need to confirm the exact wording.
    You've already been given the legal status for a formal unlimited partnership.
    If it was a limited company, then his shares in the business are now your shares, and your mothers remain hers.

    Who is now running the business, and are they doing so as an employee or under what powers from you/your mother?

    As for the properties, if they're still under the executor's control, then the decision on how to deal with them is the executors alone. If the will has been settled, then one is the joint responsibility of your older brother and sister. The other? Well, that's down to the will's wording. Does it contain provision for the death of somebody within a short period? If so, does that period cover your twin's death? Did he leave a will? Who received the balance of your father's estate?
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