Wrong will sent

SisterStressy

What a clump I am!  I’ve just been notified that I didn’t send the original will, only the certified one.  Having not dealt with anything like this before I thought the certified was the all important one. My brother, the other executor l, had the original which I was unaware of.   Will this delay our application by very long? It took them 16 days to acknowledge receipt of the other one. 

Grumpy_chap

SisterStressy said:

What a clump I am!  I’ve just been notified that I didn’t send the original will, only the certified one.  Having not dealt with anything like this before I thought the certified was the all important one. My brother, the other executor l, had the original which I was unaware of.   Will this delay our application by very long? It took them 16 days to acknowledge receipt of the other one. 

Where are you sending the Will to?

Flugelhorn

If this is going to the probate office it may delay it a few days while the proper one catches up with the application

SisterStressy

Grumpy_chap said:

SisterStressy said:

What a clump I am!  I’ve just been notified that I didn’t send the original will, only the certified one.  Having not dealt with anything like this before I thought the certified was the all important one. My brother, the other executor l, had the original which I was unaware of.   Will this delay our application by very long? It took them 16 days to acknowledge receipt of the other one. 

Where are you sending the Will to?

The probate office in Essex as they requested 

km1500

be careful sending the original now as you don't want it to get lost 

if you have a reference number then obviously you should put that with the will so that the application and will can be matched up 

saying that I would wait until their contact you and say 'please send the original will'

Flugelhorn

km1500 said:

be careful sending the original now as you don't want it to get lost 

if you have a reference number then obviously you should put that with the will so that the application and will can be matched up 

saying that I would wait until their contact you and say 'please send the original will'

I think they have been notified. I wonder if there is any chance of delivering it by hand and getting the certified copy back from them?

km1500

yes sorry I missed that they have been notified

does the letter say what to do ?

SisterStressy

I was notified via email of this error and I’ve posted it back to them via special delivery with the reference number.  I will ask them to send the certified one back. Thanks for your replies