It is, unfortunately, quite common to find yourself in a complex situation regarding inheritances after someone has died.  What is equally difficult is knowing whether you can do anything about it.  Consulting a solicitor can be expensive and you may not know whether it is worth investing those costs yet.  We provide a unique fixed low cost consultation service where you can find out one way or the other.  You will be provided with a Consultation Summary at the end to keep. This can also be used for instructions should you decide to instruct a solicitor or a brief for a mediation.

 

We have been asked about various situations following someone’s death and some of them are unfortunately quite common and others are utterly unique.  Sometimes you can do something about it, sometimes you can’t.  Sometimes there may be unexpected alternatives, for example after discussing details, it was discovered that in one case the solicitor who transferred a number of properties into the joint names of one sibling and parent without questioning the fact one sibling was being disinherited was in fact failing in their due diligence and had a potentially successful claim of negligence against them not to mention making a will after property and bank accounts were transferred into joint names leaving an ineffectual will.

 

Some scenarios that you may recognise might be :

 

An elderly lady suddenly acquired a new friend and the will was made/changed cutting the family out

An executor who may be a family member, years later still has not distributed the inheritance and sold a property 

A sibling has managed to get all the other siblings cut out

Special needs or a dependent has not been provided for

You were simply disinherited

Mum has changed her Will in favour of the gardener

An executor is failing in their duties

An executor and beneficiary is not co-operating and time is running out

You were not married when your partner died and there is no will

You were not married when your partner died and you have children and no will and the home or tenancy is not in your name

 

There are added difficulties when you are looking at situations where there has been no Will.  A sibling might have persuaded Mum or Dad to transfer property and bank accounts into their joint names and encouraged not doing a Will thereby successfully acquiring most of the estate.  There may be mental incapacity involved, there may not.  There may be minors involved and you wish to know your position.  We know the possible situations are endless.

 

There may be property abroad and no Will.

 

Find out how this affects you and whether there is anything you can do.  If we deem legal advice is needed we can consult with our expert solicitor

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It all underlines, just don't skimp on investing in planning.  Its like hoping your car will never break down.  When it does, its in the middle of night, pouring with rain and your 'phone battery is flat.

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