My sister and I are trying to get hold of a copy of my mum's will because we believe that, rather than leaving everything to our stepdad, our mum left some of her estate to us. My sister is the executor on the will. However, the solicitor is also our stepdad's solicitor and they know that we want to challenge his claim on the estate so they have said they can't let my sister have it as it is a conflict of interest.
I can't believe this can be right. Surely a solicitor can't refuse to give a will to an executor on the grounds that it might harm the interests of another client.
A second question is: Is the solicitor allowed to tell our stepfather we have asked to see the will? We know that if he finds out he will be furious, and if we are mistaken about the content of the will we will have stirred up a hornets' next for no reason.
I can't believe this can be right. Surely a solicitor can't refuse to give a will to an executor on the grounds that it might harm the interests of another client.
A second question is: Is the solicitor allowed to tell our stepfather we have asked to see the will? We know that if he finds out he will be furious, and if we are mistaken about the content of the will we will have stirred up a hornets' next for no reason.
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