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Refusal to hand dads personal items over

Carol_Westwood · 2015-08-05 00:13:10

My dad died last year, He still lived in the same house as my Mom since there divorce in 1974. They lived separate lives. I got the probate so that i could sort things out. At 1st my mom was ok so we gave her 16,000 out of the money that he had left, now she has had this she wont let us have any of his personal items or…

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McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite

5 August 2015 at 6:56PM

Probate and executors don't come into it if there is no will.

Letters of administration is the way to go. You need to see a solicitor, most will give you half an
hour of free advice.

make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.
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