Probate query

Barbara59

I have recently lost my husband and his Life Insurance company has asked for a grant of probate. Our wills leave everything to each other. In the middle 1990s my husband declared bancruptcy and to save us from losing our family home I bought out his equity in it. At the time we still had a mortgage which was in both our names, that finished about 8 years ago. The house is still solely in my name. My question is in applying for the grant of probate does the house count as one of my husband's assets?

Yorkshireman99

Barbara59 wrote: »

I have recently lost my husband and his Life Insurance company has asked for a grant of probate. Our wills leave everything to each other. In the middle 1990s my husband declared bancruptcy and to save us from losing our family home I bought out his equity in it. At the time we still had a mortgage which was in both our names, that finished about 8 years ago. The house is still solely in my name. My question is in applying for the grant of probate does the house count as one of my husband's assets?

From what you say it is not part of his estate.