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Help seeing a will as a beneficiary not executor

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  • Marcon
    Marcon Posts: 15,787 Forumite
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    Its not that I want to refuse to help, its more that I am being advised not to ( admittedly not by experts) because of the uncertainty regarding how the money will be dealt with afterwards.

    Could you shed some more light on what happens when wills are left weith as degree of uncertainty.

    I'm afraid you aren't going to find any properly-informed, expert advice by posting here. I think people sometimes over-estimate what a forum of this nature can do, especially when replies are of necessity based on the very limited information provided by someone asking for help.

    If a will is uncertain, what happens next depends on what that uncertainty is, whether it can be resolved amicably (eg by the beneficiaries impacted agreeing to Deed of Variation) or whether an application to the court will be necessary to rectify.

    Have you considered the possibility that the executor is feeling overwhelmed and pressured by your demands for details/clarity, even if you believe you are being entirely reasonable? The fact she has appointed a solicitor to oversee the administration of the estate should give you considerable reassurance that things will be done 'properly'.

    If you really feel you need advice, then your own solicitor is best placed to provide it, but what they won't be able to do is insist on sight of the will before probate has been granted.

    Googling on your question might have been both quicker and easier, if you're only after simple facts rather than opinions!  
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