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Hi everyone, I am new to this so bare with me.
My Uncle passed away in May 2009, his will had been changed under extremely dubious circumstances it was just over a year before he died, by his carer, he was 89. It now seems the woman whom the will favoured had removed funds from the estate and even emptied a Trust fund of over of over £120,000 that was for our three children. It was only due to our knowledge and persistence that we uncovered it, there were actually other accounts in mine and my Brothers names but the nature of the trust meant it it had to be paid back to us. also we believe there is more. This plus other monies dont appear to have been declared to the executors as the estate was totally under valued. We were and still are actively contesting the will yet the executors have only now supplied a copy of the grant of probatethat was served about a year ago, we were led to believe it had not been issued. The estate was valued at £485,046 yet even a very conservative valuation of the house alone was in excess of £600,000 and solicitor’s notes notes from the changed will confirmed there was at least £190,000 in two other accounts, both which had been emptied.
Ignoring the £120,000 removed from the estate and other funds that we feel have yet to be accounted for, the estates value should be in the region of £770,000. We have also been informed that gifts etc should be declared, yet among numerous other items such as a new car, we have not seen such disclosures.
The executors refuse to tell us anything and are now saying that if we don’t sign a formal release they will get a court order. The whole situation stinks but I don’t know where we stand legally. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks & Regards
Peter
My Uncle passed away in May 2009, his will had been changed under extremely dubious circumstances it was just over a year before he died, by his carer, he was 89. It now seems the woman whom the will favoured had removed funds from the estate and even emptied a Trust fund of over of over £120,000 that was for our three children. It was only due to our knowledge and persistence that we uncovered it, there were actually other accounts in mine and my Brothers names but the nature of the trust meant it it had to be paid back to us. also we believe there is more. This plus other monies dont appear to have been declared to the executors as the estate was totally under valued. We were and still are actively contesting the will yet the executors have only now supplied a copy of the grant of probatethat was served about a year ago, we were led to believe it had not been issued. The estate was valued at £485,046 yet even a very conservative valuation of the house alone was in excess of £600,000 and solicitor’s notes notes from the changed will confirmed there was at least £190,000 in two other accounts, both which had been emptied.
Ignoring the £120,000 removed from the estate and other funds that we feel have yet to be accounted for, the estates value should be in the region of £770,000. We have also been informed that gifts etc should be declared, yet among numerous other items such as a new car, we have not seen such disclosures.
The executors refuse to tell us anything and are now saying that if we don’t sign a formal release they will get a court order. The whole situation stinks but I don’t know where we stand legally. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks & Regards
Peter
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