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    FAQ Rights of a beneficiary; Who is entitled to see a will? and related issues

    The funeral cost £7k. He has about £150k in investments & his house is worth about £350k. I worked out the only day that I wasn't there was a day when my dad had a couple of people round & was quite secretive about it, was the likely day. A couple of weeks before an aunt told me that my dad...
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    FAQ Rights of a beneficiary; Who is entitled to see a will? and related issues

    Afaik the only solicitor she is using is the one who drew up the will. It was executed in my dad's house a couple of days before he died. We don't know who witnessed it. My younger sister moved a couple of years ago to within a mile of my dad. My other sister & myself live further away. My...
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    FAQ Rights of a beneficiary; Who is entitled to see a will? and related issues

    To clarify: the reason I wanted to see a copy of my dad's will was to ensure his wishes are being complied with as I don't trust my younger sister. I know I have no right to see it (even though I am a beneficiary) until probate has been given. However I did not think it unreasonable to ask. My...
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    FAQ Rights of a beneficiary; Who is entitled to see a will? and related issues

    Thank u for all your responses. I got on extremely well with my father, I worked with him for years & we met up nearly every week & spoke on the phone several times a week for years. I did his banking every week until a few years ago when I went to work for myself. The problem is b/w my...
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    FAQ Rights of a beneficiary; Who is entitled to see a will? and related issues

    Thank you so much Thirsty for replying to me. You are exactly right, the nub of the problem is that she hates both my older sister & myself & my older sister has a recording of her (made the day after my dad died) saying she hated us both & dad hated us both & only loved her & that she was...
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    FAQ Rights of a beneficiary; Who is entitled to see a will? and related issues

    Hi I'm a new member & wonder if anyone can help with this please. I see above it says beneficiaries do not have the right 2 see a Will until probate has been granted. Then it says they can see the bits relating to them. Can they see the bits relating to them before probate or do they have to...
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