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dzug ! Thanks for trying to help me further.
Sorry I cant see wher I have used the word "allocated".
However I would just like to mention my understanding of the difference between probate and letters of administration.
Administrators have no legal authority to act until the grant of
letters of administration are issued to them, whereas executors may act immediately on the death.
In this case the next of kin had made application for letters of administration, which were rejected, because my wife has placed a caveat thereon.
In order to clarify the matter a bit more, as to why the caveat has been applied, and the question of a possible will, I shall proceed.
"A" aged 90 made a will in January 2007, in which she had bequeathed the bulk of her estate, ie. her house with all its contents, and grounds to my wife, who was her niece.
But two sisters of the deceased, who were next of kin, advised "A" that she should cancel the will, and that everybody would get their share. "A" told us about this, but she failed to understand that my wife would get nothing, because her father "B" was alive at that time.
(I would just mention here, that mywife and myself did quite a lot of unpaid work for "A", cutting hedges, grass,
keeping her flower beds, and extensive grounds).
We were never told that the will was actually cancelled, until some few days before before her death, a church friend of "A"s, who had been her executor, came to see my wife, and informed her that "A" wanted to make a new will,
again leaving her house and garden to my wife.
Incidentially "A" used to refer to my wife as being "her favourite niece, or the daughter that she never had".
My wife went to see her and she told her that she wanted her to have her house and grounds, and that the executor was making arrangements with her Solicitor, to have a new will drawn up.
(To be continued in next posting)