do i need to investigate further? Farthers death 2 years ago

g6jns_2

getmore4less wrote: »

The PA1 only has the count(B1-6) no names or addresses except for a living spouse in section C.

The Probate Office tell me that they ask for additional information if they require it. In any case the applicant can tell them if they wish to in order to flush out any un-declared will.

nom_de_plume

cte1111 wrote: »

In intestancy, a step child is not a "child or descendant". So only you and any other genetic children would inherit.

In your shoes, I would be trying to talk to your step brother and /or instructing a solicitor.

Presumably this would not be the case if the OP's father had adopted the step son?

http://www.inheritancedisputes.co.uk/news-articles/adopted-children-and-inheritance.html

G6JNS

nom_de_plume wrote: »

Presumably this would not be the case if the OP's father had adopted the step son?

http://www.inheritancedisputes.co.uk/news-articles/adopted-children-and-inheritance.html

Legally an properly adopted child has the same inheritance rights as a birth child. By that I mean the adoption has to have been done using the full legal process. Note that in such a case the adopted child also loses any inheritance rights it might have have had from the birth parents.

cypher007

not sure if he was adopted. he still has his Dads name. I think his Mum effectively transferred his inheritance when he was sold the £165k property for £60k, as far as she was concerned.


one thought, my Dad is buried with his Wife in a posh sounding grave yard. who paid for that?

cypher007

getmore4less wrote: »

Who is going to do his?

The court can't do it they don't have clue who these close family members are or where they live.


They are not squatters as there original occupation was with the permission of the owner.

I don't think he has permission as such, because he moved in after my Dads death.

g6jns_2

cypher007 wrote: »

I don't think he has permission as such, because he moved in after my Dads death.

Unless, and until, you get some solid facts it is very difficult for anyone to give valid advice. You really need to think carefully about the various questions and decide how, or even if, you are going to do this. Without a carefully thought out plan based on hard facts rather than guesswork you are, to be quite candid, wasting your time.

cypher007

what I do know is he hasn't transferred the property. he hasn't applied for probate.


at the moment all ive goto loose is the application fee.

Ms_Chocaholic

Do you know him? I assume you do as it's only 8 years since you last lost contact with your dad. What is he like? What sort of response do you think you might get if you pop round. Is he the mild mannered type ?

You could always pop round and feign ignorance of your dad's death and see what he tells you.

Do you have a common name (Smith/Jones etc), if that's the case he may have tried to get in touch with you but failed or he was waiting for you to get in touch. Thinking outside of the box, I think it may be better that he is living there and keeping the property heated etc rather than it being left uninhabited for this length of time.

cypher007

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

Do you know him? I assume you do as it's only 8 years since you last lost contact with your dad. What is he like? What sort of response do you think you might get if you pop round. Is he the mild mannered type ?

You could always pop round and feign ignorance of your dad's death and see what he tells you.

Do you have a common name (Smith/Jones etc), if that's the case he may have tried to get in touch with you but failed or he was waiting for you to get in touch. Thinking outside of the box, I think it may be better that he is living there and keeping the property heated etc rather than it being left uninhabited for this length of time.

ive never met him and I only met my Dad back in 2002 ish after about 15 year gap.

cypher007

p.s. when we were going to meet up. my Dad suddenly changed the venue, probably due to his wife kicking off. so we met at his work place.


she did hang up on me once as well. then after I told my dad I had tried to phone him, she called back later threatening to kill me if I came between her and my Dad. nice.


so what sort of person he is I don't know. hopefully not a nut job like her.