step son refuses to be next of kin .

buddy9

Sarahspangles said:

Also the executor’s year isn’t ‘up’ so there’s no consequences for retaining the money, and potential for something/somebody to turn up, like the estranged wife did.p, which makes it desirable not to settle the account just yet.  There should be interest accruing to the estate from funds in a client account?

The concept of an executor's year doesn't apply to Scots Law.

Sarahspangles

Ah, I’d missed this was a family in Scotland

sheramber

alfmurph said:

Latest on this mess . Teresa the estranged wife has finally turned up and went after her share of the money . Fair enough but she has applied for probate so nothing is happening now .
Turns out the lawyers who are handling things as an executor are a couple . One is retired and the other works one day and week and is not taking on any new business .
Lawyer has my stepsons share and the other brothers share in an account but will not pay them out for some reason .
Any advice appreciated .

Was teh ex wife divorced from your brother or only separated?

If she was divoriced before he inherited does she have any claim on his estate?

Spendless

sheramber said:

alfmurph said:

Latest on this mess . Teresa the estranged wife has finally turned up and went after her share of the money . Fair enough but she has applied for probate so nothing is happening now .
Turns out the lawyers who are handling things as an executor are a couple . One is retired and the other works one day and week and is not taking on any new business .
Lawyer has my stepsons share and the other brothers share in an account but will not pay them out for some reason .
Any advice appreciated .

Was teh ex wife divorced from your brother or only separated?

If she was divoriced before he inherited does she have any claim on his estate?

Not sure you can do multi-posts anymore but post #8 on this thread says they were still married.


Just found out my step son's father [ the deceased ] got married again a number of years ago and then split up with this woman but technically they are still married .
Even though grans estate has not been finalised does this woman [ wife ] have claim to his share of estate as gran's will says it should go to his son . her stepson .
Meaning two thirds of the £60k should go to my stepson as estate has not been finished or does his wife inherit one third of estate .