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Hi, I come here exacerbated and in need of guidance, it's a long and complicated story but both my parents passed in the space off a couple of years. My father left a will but my mother who passed after my father died in testate.
My father was not someone with whom I had any relationship really, I hadn't really spoken to him in twenty years and was happy with this situation, my mother on the other hand was in regular contact and I had the A-typical mother-son (mummy's boy relationship).
I am one of six siblings and my father being the man he was chose to divide the family and make my mother's final two years a misery with siblings fighting and accusations of theft etc made, Police called etc.
There was a private reading of his will with only the three favoured siblings invited and the other three siblings, (me included) not invited. At the time I didn't care really, I hate to admit it but I to this day haven't shed a year over his death some four years ago. I decided not to get involved in all the arguments and just went about my life visiting my mother more regularly than when he was alive as I always felt uncomfortable in their home when he was alive.
So, the above is a basic guide as to the situation surrounding my predicament. Two years ago my mother passed without leaving a Will, I found this very strange but I now understand as my mother worked in the local Courts and was friendly with all local solicitors. Anyways, it transpires that my five siblings left it that this was the choice she made.
My father was a successful businessman, had an estate in excess of three million pounds, my mother told me that she was regularly approached by him to sign his will but she had refused.
My mother passed, and the same three that had been appointed as executor to his(my father's)will, appointed themselves as executor to my mother's estate. Be They appointed legal representation for execution of her estate.
i have been denied access to my mother's home since the day after her burial, my estranged brother moved in calling the Police any time the three disinherited siblings (on my father's estate) made any attempt to visit her home, and do an independent audit.
The above does annoy me but I hope their theft of my mother's estate brings them the misery they deserve.
My main query is, some twenty odd years ago after returning from University I worked for my father for twelve months before I would pursue my independent career choice. At this time he bought a holiday home in Southern Ireland and I was asked to sign for it, which I did.
I had forgotten about this and have recently discovered that the house was sold some five years ago at approx the same time he was diagnosed with cancer. I have asked the three estranged siblings as to why it was sold? Where has the money gone? and how was it sold without my signature? I have been met with a wall of silence and shrugged shoulders.
Thanks for any input and I apologise for my therapeutic rant.
Regards,
David.
*PPS please excuse any grammatical and punctuation errors.
My father was not someone with whom I had any relationship really, I hadn't really spoken to him in twenty years and was happy with this situation, my mother on the other hand was in regular contact and I had the A-typical mother-son (mummy's boy relationship).
I am one of six siblings and my father being the man he was chose to divide the family and make my mother's final two years a misery with siblings fighting and accusations of theft etc made, Police called etc.
There was a private reading of his will with only the three favoured siblings invited and the other three siblings, (me included) not invited. At the time I didn't care really, I hate to admit it but I to this day haven't shed a year over his death some four years ago. I decided not to get involved in all the arguments and just went about my life visiting my mother more regularly than when he was alive as I always felt uncomfortable in their home when he was alive.
So, the above is a basic guide as to the situation surrounding my predicament. Two years ago my mother passed without leaving a Will, I found this very strange but I now understand as my mother worked in the local Courts and was friendly with all local solicitors. Anyways, it transpires that my five siblings left it that this was the choice she made.
My father was a successful businessman, had an estate in excess of three million pounds, my mother told me that she was regularly approached by him to sign his will but she had refused.
My mother passed, and the same three that had been appointed as executor to his(my father's)will, appointed themselves as executor to my mother's estate. Be They appointed legal representation for execution of her estate.
i have been denied access to my mother's home since the day after her burial, my estranged brother moved in calling the Police any time the three disinherited siblings (on my father's estate) made any attempt to visit her home, and do an independent audit.
The above does annoy me but I hope their theft of my mother's estate brings them the misery they deserve.
My main query is, some twenty odd years ago after returning from University I worked for my father for twelve months before I would pursue my independent career choice. At this time he bought a holiday home in Southern Ireland and I was asked to sign for it, which I did.
I had forgotten about this and have recently discovered that the house was sold some five years ago at approx the same time he was diagnosed with cancer. I have asked the three estranged siblings as to why it was sold? Where has the money gone? and how was it sold without my signature? I have been met with a wall of silence and shrugged shoulders.
Thanks for any input and I apologise for my therapeutic rant.
Regards,
David.
*PPS please excuse any grammatical and punctuation errors.
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