Can i get copy of a Will after 2 years...

[MustangLady]

Could anyone advice me how I would be able to get a copy of my grandmothers will. My aunt was the holder of the will, my grandmother passed away Aug 2005. My mother and I, do not get on too well with my aunt (a falling out years ago over something silly which escalated as they always do), so I don't want to ask my aunt for a copy. Is there another way to obtain a copy. I'm sure my aunt did not adhere to my grandmothers Will, I was very close to my nan and lived with her for a number of years, I was left nothing (I don't mind as the memories mean more to me than anything). But someone mentioned to me recently if I got the little thing my nan left me? I got nothing... so I'd be very upset if there was something I should have got and didn't, however small it may be, it would mean a lot to think my nan thought of me in her Will. Any suggestions... please don't ask me to befriend my aunt, not a good idea.... thank you in advance for any advice.
I don't know if this is the right topics, same question is also under Family ...

MustangLady 01/01/2007

[CheekyChops]

See here:

http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1226.ht m

[dzug]

The above post tells you how to get a copy of the will if it went to probate.

If it didn't (ie your nan didn't leave much and there was no need) and you are unwilling to ask your aunt, there's no way of getting a copy.

Bear in mind that if what your Nan left you in her will had been sold, lost or given away before her death then you wouldn't get anything - so there could be an innocent explanation

[MustangLady]

Thank you for your help. I will try to arrange this. I hope there is an innocent explanation if there was something that should have been left to me.

[Nether Edge]

Copy Will available from local Probate Registry- look in telephone directory- for about �5.

[luluthagr8]

Have you tried calling the Attorney who drafted the Will?? Try that if you know who the Attorney is..Good Luck!

[JJ1969]

Your Nan may also have made a 'Donatio mortis causa', otherwise known as a death bed gift. If she did and it satisfied the legal requirements (a genuine gift on contemplation of death) then a DMC over-rides a Will.

It might be worth while biting the bullet and just ask your Aunt first. She may panic and give you the 'little something'. At least you will know what her reaction is before you take it to the next level.

JJ x