... unless that was the intention of the testator. A will often has a clause that says funerary expenses, debts and cost of probate are to be paid from the estate first. I wonder was that the case here.... which I feel is unfair to the person with the cash.
Correct.... unless that was the intention of the testator. A will often has a clause that says funerary expenses, debts and cost of probate are to be paid from the estate first. I wonder was that the case here.
It is relevant unless the will specifically states "the house" rather than "the house valued 150,000"Thanks for the reply
Not yet, but that is not really relevant to the question. One beneficiary left a house, the other left the cash account. My logic tells me that the house beneficiary will not be contributing to the estate costs (which would total approx. £5,000) It just seems unfair that the cash account beneficiary will have to pay the full estate cost. In my view it should be shared, but I am probably wrong.
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