Hi, my motherinlaw is in hospital, and they are saying that she can not return to her council flat, as she will need 24hr/ 7 days a week care, so she will have to go into a home of some sorts , but that means that we will have to clear her flat out, but she has a will, and we think she has left certain things to friends etc, but as there is the will we cant open it , any ideas how we stand on this ?. Thanks.
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Originally posted by moodys View PostHi, my motherinlaw is in hospital, and they are saying that she can not return to her council flat, as she will need 24hr/ 7 days a week care, so she will have to go into a home of some sorts , but that means that we will have to clear her flat out, but she has a will, and we think she has left certain things to friends etc, but as there is the will we cant open it , any ideas how we stand on this ?. Thanks.
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I am in such a position myself and both my sister and I are in the process of registering an Enduring Power of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
What the others have said in this thread is correct. Seek advice from a legal professional where doubt exists.Life is a journey on which we all travel, sometimes together, but never alone.
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Originally posted by enquirer View PostNo, you may not open it. Nor may you start distributing her property. To do so would be theft. Whilst she remains mentally capable, and you do not possess Power of Attorney, you must consult her with regard to the disposal of her property.
But you'd be surprised how often family heirlooms 'go astray'.......................CAVEAT LECTOR
This is only my opinion - "Opinions are made to be changed --or how is truth to be got at?" (Byron)
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Originally posted by charitynjw View PostBut you'd be surprised how often family heirlooms 'go astray'...
My executors aren't relatives but my friends. They have been briefed on how my family refused to help at a time when I needed a small loan to ease me through a spot of financial hardship, so they'll know they are to give those rapacious creeps precisely nothing. The family photographs, antiques and Victorian bling are all to go to the local museum, whilst my personal and real estate will be divided where it may do some good.
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Originally posted by moodys View PostHi, my motherinlaw is in hospital, and they are saying that she can not return to her council flat, as she will need 24hr/ 7 days a week care, so she will have to go into a home of some sorts , but that means that we will have to clear her flat out, but she has a will, and we think she has left certain things to friends etc, but as there is the will we cant open it , any ideas how we stand on this ?. Thanks.
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Originally posted by Streetwise View PostMight be best to put everything in storage.:beagle:CAVEAT LECTOR
This is only my opinion - "Opinions are made to be changed --or how is truth to be got at?" (Byron)
You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.
Cohen, Herb
There is danger when a man throws his tongue into high gear before he
gets his brain a-going.
Phelps, C. C.
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!"
The last words of John Sedgwick
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