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By *alcon77 OP Man 34 weeks ago
under the sun & the moon |
A will, or having to deal with someone's possessions/estate after they have passed away.
It seems everyone I know has some sort of horror story regarding this..
Myself and my brother luckily remain civil to each other and are in friendly terms. ( I'm grateful for that.)
I have one other friend that dealt with this issue, that it went smoothly for, -but he was an only child. (No brothers or sisters.)
Any thoughts welcome.
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"Not quite at that stage but I'm speaking to my parents about getting powers of probate etc. Unfortunately my sister is ummm.. less than reliable (to put it very mildly) so it will be down to me."
Make sure that you are sole executor |
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By *ob8888Man 34 weeks ago
Carlisle |
I’m just going through it now, dad passed away, home is in a trust, that came right to us, money in the bank, we have a will, it says it’s to be split between myself and brother, but executor is the guy that set up the trust and will, trying to deal with him, but he won’t ask the phone or messages, we have a copy each of the will, not sure if we need to start a probate or not,just doing our heads in at the moment |
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By *alcon77 OP Man 34 weeks ago
under the sun & the moon |
Probate is time-consuming, if you're doing it yourself.
I'm doing it (even though we're both named as executors on the will) because my brother has a young child & I have more time than him.
& I've heard quotes from solicitors that charge 12 grand for doing it for you.
But yep, that would be the easiest option..
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By *irthandgirthMan 34 weeks ago
Camberley occasionally doncaster |
"Not quite at that stage but I'm speaking to my parents about getting powers of probate etc. Unfortunately my sister is ummm.. less than reliable (to put it very mildly) so it will be down to me.
Make sure that you are sole executor"
My sister makes life choices that mean both my parents and I give her a 50% chance of passing before they do.. |
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By *ullyMan 34 weeks ago
Near Clacton |
Wills and after death conditions thereof are essential if there is "upset" in the family. Long story short, Cople had a daughter, she went totally off the rails for years,stealing, drink drugs prostitution crime you name it, gave her parents hell. They disowned her, even put an add in the paper stating that , and that they will no longer be responsible!
4 decades later dad died,no will, just did not think they needed one! Out of the woodwork comes daughter, claims half, solicitors got involved, probate too, in the end mum had to sell "EVERYTHING" ended up no home, no possessions and very little money after the solicitors had been paid. |
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It can be very difficult because often the people you least expect it of become entitled. They'll say that one relative doesn't deserve anything, that the deceased promised they could have various items (usually the most valuable), they'll tell you they know what the deceased wanted, people will emerge from the woodwork who hadn't given the deceased the time of day previously, wondering if the Rolex, Ming vase, Titian they were promised is ready to collect etc.
I'm joint executor for my father's estate with one of my brothers and already have plans in place for how we'll deal with it all.
I would say keep detailed records of everything you do and expenses etc. it just saves future arguments.
Best of luck with it all |
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