Teacher Deceased in 2010. Pension Status Unknown

chris_rogers30

My mother passed away suddenly in 2010, one year into her retirement having worked as a teacher for forty years. 

At the time we never looked into her pension, and my dad said to me once in passing that he had arranged to receive it. He has since said that he didn't say that (he did) and that he never followed it up. From looking on here it's likely he would have been due a sum (5 years?) and has not been entirely truthful with me and my sisters about it. They were married but had split up and she did not speak to him, and would i'm sure have wanted him to be honest with us (he is a very wealthy man and would not be impacted financially not receiving it). 

Is there a way of finding out what happened to my mothers pension? The executors have lost the file and cannot help and Teachers Pensions say they wouldn't talk to me about it which is hard as i know my mum would desperately want us to know the truth. Thank you. 

Andrew31

Its likely that your father would be entitled to an income (spouses benefit) after your mother passed.  You have tried to speak to teachers pension and understandably they wont give you the info.    Unless you or siblings were young when she passed, you would not have been entitled to anything anyway, it goes to the spouse.  

xylophone

https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/members/once-retired/death-benefits.aspx

Silvertabby

If your mum had completed an expressions of wishes form nominating you and your sisters to receive any lump sum death grant then TPS would have contacted you back in 2010.

As they won't speak to you now, I'm afraid that it must be that she had either nominated your father or had failed to complete a nomination form.  In either case,  TPS would have paid the lump sum - plus any widower's pension due - to your father.

I take it that none of you were under 18/under 23 in full time education when your mum died?