Scottish Will - Grandchildren legal rights

U67ml

My grandmother has left 4 of her 10 grandchildren out of her will. 6 grandchildren have been given a 6th, shared between them, of her property. Do I have a legal right to claim?

Topcat1982

Legal rights of inheritance

It is not possible under Scots law to make a Will that disinherits your spouse and descendants (children and grandchildren). Scots law gives your spouse and descendants legal rights to inherit part of your property.
If you live in Scotland, the law gives your spouse and dependants certain legal rights to your what is called your 'moveable property', which means money, cars, jewellery, antiques and so on, but not land or houses.

itsanne

The children have rights but the grandchildren don't unless their parent who had rights has died, in which case they are entitled to what would have been their parent's share. See here.

ETA I hadn't spotted you specified "property". If you mean buildings type property there are no rights. If you mean things like jewellery then the above applies.

Keep_pedalling

You say property, if you mean a house or land then no there is right to inherit. There is for movable assets, but even then you really should respect the deceased wished, there must of been a reason she decided not to bequeath some of her GC part of her estate.

itsanne

Keep_pedalling wrote: »

You say property, if you mean a house or land then no there is right to inherit. There is for movable assets, but even then you really should respect the deceased wished, there must of been a reason she decided not to bequeath some of her GC part of her estate.

This is correct. I hadn't spotted "property" in the opening post!

slowpoke_rodriguez

Maybe the 4 left out weren't born when she made her will?

You don't give much detail. What happened to the Grandmother's children? Are the four disinherited all children of the same parents?