Hi,
Hoping for a little bit of advice please. My father passed away last year leaving a will detailing his wishes. As executor I obtained probate for the estate about 1year ago. A property he owned was then sold and the proceeds were then paid out to two beneficiaries, being myself and my sister.
Recently I have received correspondence from our other sister who has had nothing really to do with the family (didn't even go to his funeral), but has asked for a share of the house sale, claiming she had a verbal agreement with me and it's what dad would have wanted. No such agreement exists and it has really angered me, my sister and her family that she has done this. She wasn't in the will, the exact reasons for this I believe was because of how she was towards my parents.
Do I respond to her? Or do I just ignore her? She done nothing for our family, didn't even had the decency to go to the funeral, which another family member believes it because she knew she wasn't in the will. She's aware the share I received was larger than my other sister, I think this was due to everything I did for him over the years, of which I gave to all the grandchildren as late on it was what my father asked, so I haven't received anything above my other sister (even though she said I Deserved it, I didn't feel right with that)
I'm really loathed to speak to my other sister, but wanted to know where I stand with what she is alleging (which is complete rubbish), and how to respond if at all, how best to deal with it.
many thanks
liz
Hoping for a little bit of advice please. My father passed away last year leaving a will detailing his wishes. As executor I obtained probate for the estate about 1year ago. A property he owned was then sold and the proceeds were then paid out to two beneficiaries, being myself and my sister.
Recently I have received correspondence from our other sister who has had nothing really to do with the family (didn't even go to his funeral), but has asked for a share of the house sale, claiming she had a verbal agreement with me and it's what dad would have wanted. No such agreement exists and it has really angered me, my sister and her family that she has done this. She wasn't in the will, the exact reasons for this I believe was because of how she was towards my parents.
Do I respond to her? Or do I just ignore her? She done nothing for our family, didn't even had the decency to go to the funeral, which another family member believes it because she knew she wasn't in the will. She's aware the share I received was larger than my other sister, I think this was due to everything I did for him over the years, of which I gave to all the grandchildren as late on it was what my father asked, so I haven't received anything above my other sister (even though she said I Deserved it, I didn't feel right with that)
I'm really loathed to speak to my other sister, but wanted to know where I stand with what she is alleging (which is complete rubbish), and how to respond if at all, how best to deal with it.
many thanks
liz
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