Ignoring a will

christhesparky_2

Hope this is in the right place

my fathers neighbour recently died, having previously told us that he had changed his will

after his funeral his daughter has stripped his home and has sold the majority of his possesions saying he died without leaving a will

is there anything that can be done?

Savvy_Sue

Only if someone can find the will, and then I don't think anything could be done except by those who were supposed to benefit.

heather38

try here http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1226.htm#cannotfind so see if a will was registered. there may be a fee

maypole

A will, if there is one, is a public document and so you could view it, although it would cost about £5 I believe.

Savvy_Sue

But surely the will is only a public document and viewable if the daughter has found it and registered it? If she found it and shredded it, what's to be done? Unless a solicitor drew up the revised version and held a copy, and one of the intended beneficiaries can establish this, I don't know how anyone could proceed.

And yes, I know it's wrong, but what's to be done?

Nicki

Maybe when he said he changed the will, he tore up the existing one because he wanted his assets to be disposed with under intestacy rules. Or maybe he did change it, but didn't have it properly witnessed, so the new one was invalid and he was in fact intestate. If you know who his solicitors were, then you could investigate this further. If not, what is your interest in this? Do you have a good reason to believe that the daughter has acted improperly, or were you expecting a legacy for you or your father?