wills

[piccadilly]

Someone i know, firstly his mother died, then his father remarried, and everything was left to each other, then his father died, leaving his stepmother. Is it possible that if his stepmother remarries, then potentially he may never see his inheritance, and is there legal course of action he could take to make sure he sees his inheritance?

[New Judge]

There is no such thing as �his inheritance�.

His father left his estate to whomsoever he chose (his new wife, your friend's stepmother). She is now free to leave what she has � including the funds she inherited from her husband - to whoever she likes.

There is a course of action open to your friend if he was dependent upon his father at the time of his death (The Families and Dependents Act, I think it�s called) but from what you say I doubt he was a dependent child.

[piccadilly]

thanks for answering, so, even if it was once his family home, then he's not entitled to a penny from it's sale, if his stepmother remarries and sells the property, i guess you are saying that he is frozen out of absolutely everything, and is legally entitled to not a penny, as everything was left to his stepmother by his father, and she can do with it what she wants? Guess he'll just have to accept the status quo, even if it does seem maybe unfair

[bednobs]

how can it be unfair if its what his father wanted? So what if it was his family home? I doubt very much he paid any mortgage on it, and was presume he had his own family home by the time his father died. If te father had wanted to leave him a share in the house, the he could perfectly well have done.

Personally i think that people are a bit bananas when it comes to money. It is not his money, not his asset, yet he/you still expect to get it by right! the stepmum can leave it all to the ccats home if she likes

[piccadilly]

Yes guys i see where you're coming from here! his father could have done that, and not relied on trusting the stepmum.
i seem to be in a minority here! what happened to blood being thicker than water? it seems anyway that legally he hasn't a leg to stand on, and must now rely totally on his stepmum not to sell up and spend everything!

[piccadilly]

A bit of a gloomy prognosis there, In a pickle! I read into this is that bad desicions are made at the time, and consequently through no fault of his own, he receives nothing, he's at the mercy of his stepmum, who quite rightly and legally can spend everything , including the sale of the family home, and be left with nothing. don't you feel though this is just a tadge unfair, if he grew up in that home, and was promised he'd one day benefit, and now faces the awful prospect of being totally being let down?

[piccadilly]

Yes you're right,In a pickle, there is not much hope i guess, he must accept it, no matter what happens, she could remarry, or sell the house,(a nice semi) and move into rented accommodation and spend, spend,spend