FAQ Rights of a beneficiary; Who is entitled to see a will? and related issues

executors when they are confirmed should write to all beneficiary to inform them they are mentioned in a will. they may state if any specific items are listed for you or may simple state that upon liquidation of all assets you will receive all or some of the proceeds after all estates debts are paid.

executors when they are confirmed should write to all beneficiary to inform them they are mentioned in a will.

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Executor is not obliged to do this.

well if they are not then how is a person informed that they are mentioned in a will

the reason I say this is this was my experience. I along with several other people were written to and informed thus. no details other than the fact that I would in time receive something.

I didn't say they couldn't do it, I said they are not obliged to do so.

And to answer yr other question, when you get yr chq / property!

Hi, my brother died a few months ago. His ex wife is his executor and everything is going to his two children. The issue I have is neither I or brothers and sisters have any information on the contents of the will. Are we entitled to see it as we believe he may have been coerced into making a new will by the ex wife.

It has gone to probate so I think I may be able to see it. Can you please provide and light on these issues

"His ex wife is his executor and everything is going to his two children."

How do you know this if

"neither I or brothers and sisters have any information on the contents of the will. "

"Are we entitled to see it"

It will be a matter of public record when Probate is granted

we believe he may have been coerced into making a new will by the ex wife. "

Any grounds?

If you seriously want to do something, you should see a solicitor without delay.

mf

I don’t have any issues with everything going to his children. My brother told me he was leaving most of his estate to the two children (adults) and also informed me that a copy of his will was in his safe at home. I would like to see his will to ensure his final wishes are carried out.

His wishes for the scattering of his ashes were ignored and after visiting the probate office, they inform me that he died intestate. I know this is not true. There is obviously something in the will that my former sister in law doesn’t like if they are saying there is no will that is a lie as my brothers and sisters were also told by my brother that the will was in the safe.

Is it a criminal offense to hide/destroy a will.

You can't prove anything. You only know what your brother told you. You have no copy of a will. You have no ( we assume) contact details of a firm of solicitors who may have made a will for your brother. You don't know if your brother destroyed his will, if he had made one at all.

Your brother's kids will benefit on intestacy.

Let it go- you're going nowhere with this one.

mf

I am a beneficiary of my Aunts will.My Aunt died from Dementia which is on her death certificate as the cause of death.A GP looked at her 3 yrs prior to her death and verbally told me she had memory disturbances. My Aunt got an appointment from the doctor to attend for a memory test but did not turn up.About a year later the lady scored very poorly on a memory test by a GP.. She also did a MOCA test and scored very poorly six months later.. A Doctor reported that it was too late for her to appoint anyone with Power of Attorney over her affairs shortly before she died. .The woman was well into her eightys.
The problem is that I did not get a full copy of her will from the Executor.I only got the part of the will pertaining to myself.This does not enable me to know if she had Alzeimers at the time she made her will,Am I entitled to get the copy of her fully dated will. The partial copy I received does not have the date of the will on it.

All wills are public documents after the probate process.

At this stage, executor is not obliged to show full will to beneficiaries.