Sons grandfather passed away

Yorkshireman99

The OP should do nothing intil she hears baqck from the solicitor. No point in wasting money at this stage.

dawnyp72

Still not heard back from the solicitor! I have phoned, written to them and emailed them. Last heard from them 4 weekend ago when they said they hadn’t dealt with my query yet and would write to me. Is it normal for them to take so long and what should I do next?

Ms_Chocaholic

Are the solicitors local to you - could you pop down there, regularly if you need to.

Margot123

dawnyp72 wrote: »

Still not heard back from the solicitor! I have phoned, written to them and emailed them. Last heard from them 4 weekend ago when they said they hadn’t dealt with my query yet and would write to me. Is it normal for them to take so long and what should I do next?

If your solicitor has a local office, then pop in and ask the receptionist to provide an update for you. They should do this free of charge.
If your solicitor emails, writes, or rings you, they may charge unless agreed otherwise. Depends on the retainer you have signed (if any).

dawnyp72

Thanks for replies. It’s not ‘my’ solicitor. It is the solicitor that is named on the probate records.

Ms_Chocaholic

Hi

Just saw another post on this forum re grandparents and it reminded me of this thread and wondered how you were getting on. I hope you're progressing some way to get your children their rightful inheritance.

kazzah

dawnyp72 wrote: »

Thanks for replies. It’s not ‘my’ solicitor. It is the solicitor that is named on the probate records.

I am possibly being overly cynical but I do wonder if the probate Solicitor is stalling because he now realises that he may have dropped the ball in not tracing benficiaries ?

I would think that 4 weeks would be plenty of time to "get to the query" I can't imagine the solicitor would be doing the admin work - I am sure it would be a legal exec or probate clerk - if it were me I would be writing a formal letter to the solicitor and giving them a strict timeframe in which to reply and if they didn;t possibly consider contacting the Solicitors Regulatory Authority for the purpose of making a complaint.

Yorkshireman99

kazzah wrote: »

I am possibly being overly cynical but I do wonder if the probate Solicitor is stalling because he now realises that he may have dropped the ball in not tracing benficiaries ?

I would think that 4 weeks would be plenty of time to "get to the query" I can't imagine the solicitor would be doing the admin work - I am sure it would be a legal exec or probate clerk - if it were me I would be writing a formal letter to the solicitor and giving them a strict timeframe in which to reply and if they didn;t possibly consider contacting the Solicitors Regulatory Authority for the purpose of making a complaint.

Before contacting the SRA the firms own complaints procedure has to be exhausted first. That is what the complainent should do next.

lemonpopsicle

Is there an update OP?

dawnyp72

Hi all. I have finally received a letter from the solicitors saying that my sons are entitled to their grandfathers estate through their father ( who is also deceased ) They say they cannot release the money until they obtain a grant of representation for their father. Is this right and if so how does it work? My boys’ father has no other living relatives apart from cousins.