Person in ward of court - will making

[LaraCroft]

Asking on behalf of a family friend;

They have a relation (adult female) who is a ward of court and has been for approximately the past 40 years or so.

They never married and have no spouse or children

They do however have siblings and nieces and nephews

As far as they're aware they have no will made and being a ward of court, possibly are unable to?

The family want to know in the unfortunate case that they die, will their estate go only to their siblings or would it be divided equally between their siblings and nieces and nephews?

Are nieces and nephews automatically entitled to a share, or would it just be the wards siblings who get an equal share?

If it's the latter, is it possible for the ward to make a will to ensure all is divided equally amongst both siblings and nieces/nephews?

Any insight would be much appreciated, thanks.

 

[ClubMan]

Your post is confusing with repeated use of "they" for different parties as far as I can see.
Maybe you can clarify.
If the person in question has no will and is a ward of court then presumably it's for the court to decide if/how/when to deal with that?
Otherwise, if there is no will then the usual rules of intestacy would apply.

What happens to a deceased person's money and possessions?

How to get access to the deceased person's money and property, the rights of family members under wills and how property is distributed.

www.citizensinformation.ie

The order in which your estate is distributed in these cases is set out in the Succession Act 1965.
If you are survived by:

• A spouse or civil partner but no children (or grandchildren): your spouse or civil partner gets the entire estate.
• A spouse or civil partner and children: your spouse/civil partner gets two-thirds of your estate and the remaining one-third is divided equally among your children. If one of your children has died, that share goes to his/her children.
• Children, but no spouse or civil partner: your estate is divided equally among your children (or their children).
• Parents, but no spouse, civil partner or children: your estate is divided equally between your parents or given entirely to one parent if only one is living.
• Brothers and sisters only: your estate is shared equally among them, with the children of a deceased brother or sister taking his/her share.
• Nieces and nephews only: your estate is divided equally among those surviving.
• Other relatives only: your estate is divided equally between the nearest equal relations.
• No relatives: your estate goes to the State.