Inheritance Question

[jaynethepain]

Husbands uncle died last year leaving the house he lived in to his brother, husbands other uncle. There are also two surviving sisters. Husbands father died four years ago. The uncle who died had no wife or children's meaning that, if there was no will, the three surviving siblings and my husband would inherit equally.

We find out that uncle was in the process of selling the house so assume that there was a will but, next thing, there is an ad in the local paper asking for anyone who feels they have a claim to register their interest (bank had placed ad).

So, do we assume there is no will or, if there is a will, is it being contested!

Any views on this at all? Thanks.

[ubasses]

No. 4 of deceased siblings, 1 father of the husband is dead, 2 uncle has inherited. 3 & 4 sisters who have not inherited either.

If no Will had been left intestacy rules would have meant 25% would have passed to the 3 surviving siblings and to the husband of jaynethepain

[ummmm]

Okay...just realised that her FIL has passed.

[Old_Jim]

I suspect that he had appointed the bank as executor. Placing ads in the local paper and the London Gazette is standard practice.

The executor's job is to identify all of the assets in the estate and pay off any outstanding bills. Then the estate can be distributed according to the will. The ads are designed to flush out anyone he owed money to. If they don't come forward, they can't make a claim later.