Are my children entitled to their father's possessions?

silvercar

Even if the parents have the right to administer the estate, the contents of the estate would belong to the children. So if they have the right to clear the flat to stop rent accruing, they don't have the right to retain any goods eg photos, they also don't have the right to retain or dispose of other people's possessions eg the children's toys.

Malthusian

Yorkshireman99 wrote: »

As I said very much the last option but it seems that relations have irretrievably broken down already and cant get worse.

Irretrievably broken down? Until the OP has tried ringing the doorbell it's too early to talk in such dramatic terms. Some people are bad at answering emails or texts.

Yorkshireman99

meg72 wrote: »

OP I have shared my experience in previous post. The best advice I can give you is to contact a solicitor, lots give a free half hour. This is too important to your kids to rely on, well meaning I`m sure, but incorrect info.

That will cost several hundred pounds just to send a letter which may have no effect.

meg72

Yorkshireman99 wrote: »

That will cost several hundred pounds just to send a letter which may have no effect.

I am not suggesting that the OP get involved in legal action merely take advantage of the free half hour to establish that her children are his next of kin not them. Once she has this advice she will know better how to proceed.

It does not cost several hundred pounds for solicitors to send a letter in any case.

Yorkshireman99

meg72 wrote: »

I am not suggesting that the OP get involved in legal action merely take advantage of the free half hour to establish that her children are his next of kin not them. Once she has this advice she will know better how to proceed.

It does not cost several hundred pounds for solicitors to send a letter in any case.

Given that solicitor's charges are usually £200 or more per hour then consulting about and sending a letter IS likely to cost £2-300.