Beneficiary from Tenants in Common Will

[judithcat]

Please help.
My father has recently died and it appears from the land registry on his property that he and his second wife were tenants in common rather than joint owners.
If my father has left his half of the house to his three children from his first marriage (one of them being me), but maybe left it in a trust until his children from his second marriage are of a certain age or gave his second wife a right to live there until she dies, how would I know? Would I be told when the will has read?
Thanks

[voltr4m4x]

The most obvious question I need to ask of you is this: has the will been read ? If yes, were you present ? If it has been read and you were not present at the reading of it then it would seem that either you are not a beneficiary, or you were not told of the date, time and place of the reading of the will, in which case you need to find out why ?

[fredpuli47]

There's no such thing as a 'reading of the will' nowadays, if there ever was.It only exists in plays and films, not real life.
The will is subject to probate. Once it is admitted to probate, that is accepted as genuine and the last known will,probate is granted and the executors can set about administering the estate in accordance with the will.On the grant of probate the will becomes a public document and you may see it.
As your father has died only recently, it's possible that probate has not yet been granted.You may apply to your local Probate Office for a general search to find when probate was granted and, if that shows that it hasn't been, for a standing search for you to be told when it is granted. The standing search is valid for six months.