My Sisters Bank Won't Let her release My Inheritance To Me-Please Help.

getmore4less

I thought I posed a question for Ann around 10am.
(It was relating to background info that could explain something)

Did it get deleted or did I just not post it( i do that a lot prepare posts go to something else while I think about it then forget to submit)

System

We do understand that, that does not make it ok to do what you did by ringing your ill sister to tell her to give you your money. That was not ok. Don't do it again.

No that's not how it happened.
I have not been ringing my sister every day nor have I rung my Solicitor every day.

The last time I phoned my sister was 3 weeks ago when she put the phone down.
Before that I only spoke to her twice, that's all.
A week before she put the phone down on me.

I phone my Solicitor once a week but I cannot always get through to him.
I have sent my solicitor an email yesterday updating him on my sister.
I also told him I am very upset that I am having problems getting my money.
But he has not answered my email.

My sisters did reply to my email last night.
The ill sister emails me to say she is out of hospital and back at home now.

Then I got an email from the well sister saying don't email my sister again. she is mentally and and if I email her again she would have to tell the crisis team.
But she said be patient.
I hope that means she will give me my money soon but I don't bet on it.
I don't think my sister are going to be falling over themselves to go to the bank and give me my money so quickly.

You will get your money, you just have to wait, maybe a long time, but it is yours and you will get it eventually as long as you don't spend it all first on solicitors bills!

I accepted that I would not get my money until the house was sold.
Which is normal.

But the house was sold 4 weeks ago and I would have got my money then had my sister had done what they should have and gone to the bank together.

Before the house I knew and accepted that I might have to wait a long time.
Because it can take months for a house to be sold.

But now that the house is sold there is no reason why I should have to wait a long time as you say.
I should have got my money 4 weeks ago but because of this Red Tape as well as my sister delaying things that's why I have not got my money.

If my sister did their heels in and go to the bank as they should do, then I will get my money soon.

If not which looks to be the case then I will have to wait a long time if my sister drag this on for months and months.
And that is NOT RIGHT. It is WRONG.


And my Solicitor does not seem to care very much.
He has not answered my emails and I cannot even get through to him on the phone.
Which is not very helpful.
You can see why I am angry.
I am sick if being messed about like this.

The house is now sold and my sister can give the money to me now if they want to.
But it seems that nobody is really putting themselves out, not my sister and not the solicitor.

People here seem to be missing the point that it is my money the executors are holding.
And it is my right to claim it.

Maybe if my mum had made someone else executor of the will.
Or if my sister had gone about this the property way and got wills and probate solicitor to help them with the will as I did.

The money from the house and other money 25k, could have been paid to the solicitor.

And the solicitors could have paid the money to each of us from their bank account into mine and my sisters.

And I would not have had all of this trouble.
I would have got my money by now without any problems.
But my sister did not.
They chose to go it alone without a solicitor.
That's why this is such a mess.

ViolaLass

You have had to wait because one of your sisters has been in hospital. Your lack of sympathy for this is obvious but at least don't ignore that it has happened. I doubt your sister went into hospital in order to avoid giving you your money.

Froglet

Not once have you said you are glad your sister must be feeling better to be out of hospital.Instead all you can focus on,as always,is you getting the money.I hope it does happen soon,but one day you might realise that family is WAY more important than money.They have given you every chance to reunite and they must be very upset that you haven't taken it.

I appreciate you have health problems,and I hope life works out for you one day.

Anthear

Annbarbs:

"I accepted that I would not get my money until the house was sold.
Which is normal.

But the house was sold 4 weeks ago and I would have got my money then had my sister had done what they should have and gone to the bank together."

Can I tell you that my mother's house sold in January this year. I had an interim payment at the end of April (4 months later) but not the balance of what is owed to me. I am still waiting.

Lots of things in life are not 'fair' and we think that they are wrong. If a solicitor had handled everything you'd be looking at a bill for around £10,000, if not more, which is over £3,000 EACH!

My mother appointed a Solicitor and the charges for both my mother and father's estates together - fairly straight forward is approaching £20,000. NOT good value for money, I can assure you!

How did you get on with registering with a GP?

fairy_lights

annbarbs wrote: »

And my Solicitor does not seem to care very much.
He has not answered my emails and I cannot even get through to him on the phone.
Which is not very helpful.
You can see why I am angry.
I am sick if being messed about like this.

No one is messing you around!
Your solicitor isn't answering your calls or emails because there is nothing they can do right now. Your sisters haven't been rushing to the bank because one of them is seriously ill. They are not deliberately trying to keep your inheritance from you.

System

Lots of things in life are not 'fair' and we think that they are wrong.

As I keep telling you. You are missing the point.
The point is my mother left me 118k in her will and she left money to my sisters. And it is my right to claim it.
The same as it is my sisters right to claim their share of the money that was left to them.

I should not have to go through all of this hassle, nobody should.
I am sorry that my sister is ill but it is not my fault.
It is not anyone's fault that my sister is too ill to go to the bank and manager the executors account.

I am sure there must be other cases like mine where there is 1 or more executor.
I know the law says that the executors manage the accounts and distribution of monies of the will.

I know that banks policies are that executors or joint accounts must be signed by all account holders or executors.
And that all must be at the bank together in person with ID before any money is drawn out.

But what if the executor or one of them(if more than one executor) falls ill. And and becomes so ill that they can no longer manage the account?

The beneficiaries such as myself still need to get paid their inheritance.
So surly there must be a way round it so that the beneficiaries such as myself can still be paid their money?

I can accept the fact that there may be some delay in being paid my money because one of the executors(my sister)is ill at the moment.

But what if the months go by and she does not get better?
Then how do I get my money?

What are the legal channels or procures do I or a solicitor I choose to act for me have to go through?

Maybe if some could it explain it here I will at least understand what I should do if my sisters either does not get better.
Or if my sisters do with hold my money on purpose and not pay me.
which could also happen.

ViolaLass

Did you go to the GP today?

Newly_retired

I am sure we are all glad that your sister has come out of hospital.
That is a good sign.
It means she may soon be well enough, perhaps in a couple of weeks, to go to the bank with your other sister to sign the forms to release the money.

But if you keep hassling your sisters, your unwell sister will take longer to get well, and you will have to wait longer.

Have you got a bank account for the money to be paid into?
To be safe, you ought to split it across a couple of different banks or building societies.

Have you registered with a GP yet?

peachyprice

annbarbs wrote: »

Maybe if some could it explain it here I will at least understand what I should do if my sisters either does not get better.
Or if my sisters do with hold my money on purpose and not pay me.
which could also happen.[/B]

Do you actually bother reading replies??? You've been told, dozens of times, yet still you're harping on asking the same questions, ignoring those asking you things or telling you things that don't conform to how youthink things work.