Benificiary never told about will +

JDuck

So I have two problems.
My grandmother died 6 years ago. She named me in her will to get a "share". When I turn 30 I'm now coming up for 32. However I was never told about this until now as I've recently just seen the will which was in my dad's files.
The executor never contacted me.  All moneys have been distributed to my uncle and dad but not me. 

My dad died last week of cancer. Which was in his brain. He had an op to take out a tumour but unfortunately had complications and had a stroke. He couldn't speak apart from saying yes or no. He couldn't read or write either. Between the time of the stroke and his death 2months he changed his will. With my sister's involvement. My sister has been awful and never let me see my dad until his last week of life when he was unconscious and unable to communicate at all. 
So my worry is she had an influence or coerced my dad into changing his will.

Where do I stand with my grandmother's will. 
What do I do about my dad's will.

Silvertabby

My sympathies.
You need to ask the executor of your grandmother's Will why he/she didn't contact you when you reached 30.  You were over 18 when she died, so your share should have been placed into an account in your name.
However, if the executor was your father, and if he took control of your inheritance, then you may want to take legal advice.  

JDuck

Silvertabby said:

My sympathies.
You need to ask the executor of your grandmother's Will why he/she didn't contact you when you reached 30.  You were over 18 when she died, so your share should have been placed into an account in your name.
However, if the executor was your father, and if he took control of your inheritance, then you may want to take legal advice.  

Thankyou. 
The executor is my uncle. My dad's brother and never got on with him.
Do you mean an account that I haven't set up. The money should of gone into?
As I haven't had a penny.
My uncle doesn't even know my dad has died as his wishes was not to tell my uncle anything.

Flugelhorn

The money should have been held in trust for you in your name (though technically you should have been able to have it straight away ) - you need to speak to Uncle about the gran's will and what happened to your bequest.
Re Dad, I am sorry to hear about this - do you known about the will as yet? My concern would be as to whether Dad actually had capacity to write a will in his condition.

JDuck

Flugelhorn said:

The money should have been held in trust for you in your name (though technically you should have been able to have it straight away ) - you need to speak to Uncle about the gran's will and what happened to your bequest.
Re Dad, I am sorry to hear about this - do you known about the will as yet? My concern would be as to whether Dad actually had capacity to write a will in his condition.

My only concern about contacting my uncle is that there was some money still to go to my dad from my grans  estate just before he died. And if I contact him will it jepodise the last amount of money that needed to be given out as now he has passed or will it make no difference?
Also eventhough my dad's wishes were not to tell my uncle anything is it illegal for me to tell my uncle?
Should I not tell him about my dad and just ask about the grans will?

That's my worry his solicitor mainly worked on houses law not wills. I haven't been told about my dad's will. Just that it's been changed.
Thankyou

Flugelhorn

Your Gran's will should be administered exactly as it is written and to the people who were mentioned in it and were alive at the time. any money still due to your Dad should go into his estate, his death make no difference to Gran's will. 
Re telling Uncle about Dad's death, not illegal to do so and TBH Dad can't do anything about it. It is the only way you are going to sort out your bequest from Gran and Uncle will find out one day about his brother and if he isn;t told it is likely to cause more grief

JDuck

Flugelhorn said:

Your Gran's will should be administered exactly as it is written and to the people who were mentioned in it and were alive at the time. any money still due to your Dad should go into his estate, his death make no difference to Gran's will. 
Re telling Uncle about Dad's death, not illegal to do so and TBH Dad can't do anything about it. It is the only way you are going to sort out your bequest from Gran and Uncle will find out one day about his brother and if he isn;t told it is likely to cause more grief

Thankyou very much.
As I want sure if contacting my uncle would screw up things.
My mum has solicitors re. My dad's will and such but hasn't yet asked them to look into my grans will.
If I contact my uncle and have difficulty will it make it harder for my solicitor to sort it out with my uncle.?

Keep_pedalling

You’d should avoid using solicitors if at all possible, you are totally within your rights to instruct you uncle to pay your inheritance without further delay. Doing this does not make it more difficult should he fail to stump up. 

You only need solicitors if he refuses, because you are then going to pursue him through the threat of court action, although if your inheritance is below £10,000 you could pursue it through the small claims court yourself.

Do you have a copy of the will? 

Robin9

JDuck  - play it low key with your Gran's will.  Write to the uncle and say you understand that your were a beneficiary and that you understand that it is in trust (may not be true of course) and ask him to arrange payment.

Emmia

Robin9 said:

JDuck  - play it low key with your Gran's will.  Write to the uncle and say you understand that your were a beneficiary and that you understand that it is in trust (may not be true of course) and ask him to arrange payment

 If you've seen your Gran's will, could you include a suitably highlighted photocopy in with the letter to your uncle?

I'd also consider sending the letter with recorded delivery. 

Whilst this is not as softly, softly as suggested I have the feeling that if the money isn't in trust and you haven't been contacted by the executor, you might get fobbed off or a "the letter never arrived" excuse if/when you need to follow up 

New_World_Man

I may be over-thinking things but your first post says you were entitled to a “share”. The question would be - a share of what? If it was a share of something no longer owned at death then nothing would be payable. Also, I assume it did not mean a company share. Context is important.