Contesting a will
Does anyone know on what grounds you can contest a will?
My parents are wanting to leave everything to my brother as they think I will not be able to deal with it, or it would affect my benefits (which I hope I won't be on by then!!!).
My brother is loaded and has bullied me all my life, no way will he support me if I need it.
Any thoughts?
My parents are wanting to leave everything to my brother as they think I will not be able to deal with it, or it would affect my benefits (which I hope I won't be on by then!!!).
My brother is loaded and has bullied me all my life, no way will he support me if I need it.
Any thoughts?
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If your parents are of sound mind and wish not to include you in their will, well that is that.
Not according to what I'm reading on that google search.
Nevermind eh? They never did like me
Being serious, your only hope is to sit down with them and convince them otherwise.
Wow, just wow
They can leave the money in a trust for you which will help you "deal" with it.
I hope my Mum will be around for a while yet.
It's just hurtful.
I agree. Out of interest, irrespective of what is in the will, you and your brother can agree to do whatever you want - although when money is involved, fairness often takes a back seat.
It's hard to be even handed, though. In many cases grandparents will leave stuff to their grandchildren, rather than children. So say someone has 2 children, but 3 grandchildren - then which is fairer?
- leaving equal shares to each of the 3 grandchildren
- leaving the single grandchild twice the amount of the other 2, thereby leaving equal shares to each child. (assuming one child has 2 children, and the other child just one)
(hope that makes sense)
Have expressed I was not comfortable with thatx
That's not so bad then. I'm assuming they have valid reasons for it. You need to start convincing them you can be trusted with it...
That's actually a good thing, my husbands mother did similar and the money has grown better in the trust than we could ever have achieved ourselves.
Doesn't that rather depend on who is administering it? Sure if Warren Buffett was running it, but any old Joe?
It's just something they were doing and kind of announced their decision to me without consulting me and I got a bit peeved.
I might be a bit mental but I am not stupid and felt like they were trying to control me even after their death.
But cleared the air I think and clarified things.
As said, it's down to me to prove I am responsible, which is easier said than done at time x
A trust is usually written up by solicitors who specialise in them, they advise about who to consult about investing. Ours did the entire thing for us contacted the advisor and invested the capital.
They are now dissolving the trust as FIL has died and will be distributing the capital among their sons as MIL requested.