How Do You Find The Name Of A Solicitor Dealing With A Will?

[Manymoves]

Any information would be helpfull. The said person, who is a blood relative, died this month, but we have no idea who the solicitor is.

[EcclesCake]

Do you know that a solicitor is dealing with the will?

If you think you may be a beneficiary you will be contacted in due course.

[factor-fiction]

^ Assuming the solicitor knows the person has died

[boxtops]

It doesn't have to be handled by a solicitor, what makes you think it is?

[Manymoves]

Thanks for your help. I have the death certificate for (RR) and the power of attorney in his quite curt letter tells me that (RR) has left everything to someone (female) who died 6 weeks before, accoring to the solicitor. I would like to find the solictor's name without having to go back to the power of attoney, who is enjoying having the "Upperhand". I would love to tell more - but I am not sure where in the country you all are. I am in the South West.

[boxtops]

Most of us are in the UK, manymoves, where are you?

[Manymoves]

To Boxtops. The Power of attonery lives in the next town some 1/2hr by car, from me. He was visiting my father in hospital (2 1/2hr train journey)without telling me or the other sibling. He went above his station and enjoyed giving my Father a "bohemian" funeral, not what a decorated pilot from WW11 derserves.
It would be kinder to me if you could tell me where you are.

[factor-fiction]

I don't think our locations make any difference.
You say "according to the solicitor" - which solicitor?

[Manymoves]

to factor-fiction
The reason why asked about your location - in case I was talking to his power of attoney (POA).
The POA visited the hospital he was in and has sent me a copy of this death certificate, as I requested. In the letter, the POA mentioned the solicitor, but not whom or what practice. I was trying to find another way of finding the name and address of the solicitor without having to write to the POA. I am still hopefull someone out there will be able to help me.

[EcclesCake]

I assume you have tried Googling the solicitors name?

The Law Society may be able to help too.

[factor-fiction]

I read it that Manymoves doesn't know the name of the solicitor- I think the POA just referred to 'the solicitor'

[craft1948]

Have you tried Linkedln, there are a lot of solicitors on there.

[craft1948]

Oh sorry, ignore me I thought you had a name.............

[EcclesCake]

Sorry, my mistake.

[factor-fiction]

Someone may know if there is a facility to record a will on a central log.
Are you planning a legal challenge to the will if you don't like it?

[Barmaid]

Best thing you can do is a Standing Search at the Probate Registry. That way you will be notified as soon as any Grant of Representation is issued and it should name the solicitor who extracted the Grant.

If you need to know before then, the only thing you can do is ask the Attorney. He now, however, has no powers under the PoA, because that ceased on death.

[EDDIE51]

Short of phoning every solicitor in the phone book (and remember they may have used a solicitor many miles away) you can only do as Barmaid says.

[Peter Pedant]

Well done Barmaid !

Yes I have done that in almost exact circumstances - when a fren' died and the executor couldnt abide me.

You need the exact name - and date of death - but you have that. and select the nearest registry to where you think the will will be presented

Do it in person - the staff are trained to deal with bereaved people and are very good. The search I think lasts for twelve weeks and costs £25.
Well worth it. You get a copy of the will. A will is only rivate until probate is granted and then it is a public document

I wrote to the solicitor :
The position on X's will has now changed. I am in a position to gell you that you were granted probate on such and such a date...
....


By that time one of the devised objects had been given to charity.
and the solicitor just wrote (put upto it by the main beneficiary and other executor) 'we dont have it now it was given to charity.....'

I wrote back - clearly the old man's wishes are getting in the way of the orderly distribution of assets......


So yeah good luck
BM's advice is spot on.

I am also sorry about the funeral - I had that as well - told not to turn up to the private funeral of a decorated Pilot and when I did no one would speak to me....My view was that he had a public persona which should be honoured in death. The person wanting to stop me attending wasnt even a blood relation....

[Manymoves]

I am gratefull to ALL of you who has tried to help me. Even if some of you have had a "blond moment"!. We will be challenging the will. I personally want a trinket or something of my Fathers, where my sibbling feels he owes us more.
My Father had a flat in London, but was still a Director of a company here in the South West. So his solicitor could be anywhere. I still believe his poa should have told us that Dad was seriously ill instead of blocking us to see him till after he died. Once again thank you.

[FredPuli43]

You don't know what the will says yet. On what grounds do you anticipate challenging it? If anyone, including an executor, has removed or disposed of property beyond the terms of the will , they are personally liable to the estate.Beyond that, you will be challenging the will. You have to show mental incapacity,that the deceased didn't know the nature of the will (that it was a will) or that they didn't appreciate some material part of it, or that there was undue influence on them, suborning their true, free wishes, or forgery or fraud or that the will is not valid as being not in proper form. None is easy to establish, though undue influence (the usual favourite) or non-appreciation are easier.

[dzug2]

== The search I think lasts for twelve weeks and costs £25.
Well worth it. You get a copy of the will==

It's £6 for 6 months - at least if you apply by post