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Both parents die intestate
camder
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Hello,
Would really appreciate some help or guidance...
My mother died in 2002 leaving no will.
She had a daughter from a previous relationship.
My mother and father were married(30 years) and jointly owned property(both names on deeds)
My father recently died suddenly also leaving no will. The property value 2019 is 700,000 and small amount in his bank account 10,000.
My father and i have had no relationship with my half sister.
What is she entitled to? Is there iht to pay?
I have decided to use probate service who are doing estate administration as i am overwhelmed with the complexity of the situatiion
Thank you in advance...
Would really appreciate some help or guidance...
My mother died in 2002 leaving no will.
She had a daughter from a previous relationship.
My mother and father were married(30 years) and jointly owned property(both names on deeds)
My father recently died suddenly also leaving no will. The property value 2019 is 700,000 and small amount in his bank account 10,000.
My father and i have had no relationship with my half sister.
What is she entitled to? Is there iht to pay?
I have decided to use probate service who are doing estate administration as i am overwhelmed with the complexity of the situatiion
Thank you in advance...
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My mother died in 2002 leaving no will.
If your mother and father were "joint tenants" of the property they owned (rather than "tenants-in-common") the property immediately fell into your father's sole ownership.
With regard to any jointly owned accounts, the same would apply.
With regard to any solely owned assets presumably intestacy rules pre 2009 would have applied.
https://www.sleeblackwell.co.uk/legal-articles/changes-to-the-intestacy-rules-effective-from-february-2009-2
With regard to your father's intestacy, post 2014 rules apply.
https://www.gov.uk/inherits-someone-dies-without-will
Re IHT
https://www.co-oplegalservices.co.uk/media-centre/articles-sept-dec-2018/transferable-nil-rate-band-explained/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inheritance-tax-main-residence-nil-rate-band-and-the-existing-nil-rate-band/inheritance-tax-main-residence-nil-rate-band-and-the-existing-nil-rate-band0 -
xylophone ...thank you so much for your reply and information provided. I will have a thorough read and try to get my head around it.0
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Unless your mother’s estate was over £250k she is entitled to nothing. Having said that I would be very uncomfortable inheriting everything based on the foolishness of your mother not making a will, and by random chance died first.
Personally if I thought my mother would have wanted her daughter to eventually inherit some of her wealth I would do a deed of variation to make sure she received something, but I really do not understand why so many people, especially those with children from different relationships, don’t make wills, it really is such an irresponsible thing to do, please don’t make the same mistake.0
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