Genealogy Chat

Ah ha, Old Crone, It ain't just the lawyers wot do it! Further and better particulars tomorrow - I'm off to bye's You ain't heard nothing yet! Love Cher

Puzzled old Crone wants to know - How did they manage to dispose of property/businesses without some sort of legal intervention? Having only just recovered from administering my late father's affairs, which were supremely simple and a water-tight Will, I had to jump through legal hoops of fire before I could dispose of ANYTHING! The Tax Man has a grip of iron - I dont understand, unless fraud was involved, how anyone could dispose of anyone else's estate? Olde Crone

Well he would be Heather if his osteoporosis wasn't giving him gip! But he can still hold his Dad's rifle from WW2 even if they took it away from him in 1955! Does that count? Oops I forgot, His Dad was a Bandsman in the Royal Marines but Grandma got totally brassed off with his French Horn! Totally brassed off with any horn is/was Grandma! Must be why he's an only child!

Definitely gits. Lived here 14 years, old neighbour (dear old soul, left me her engagement ring) dies. No kids, executors sell to the git family. Come home one day from my voluntary job, git elder is chopping down my hedge and trees. Find out that they have to dig deeper foundations for new extension if we have trees and hedge in situ. Notes from local council says git will 'remove hedge' to avoid deeper foundations. Git has lied and lied and lied. First of all, his boundary - produce enough evidence to prove Churchill was a Nazi and he backs down, then he says we gave him permission, then he only trimmed back - photos of hedge and trees grubbed out - then he has restored our privacy with a few fence panels and it goes on and on. I dont think we need a lawyer - is your husband a part time hit man? He seems to think if he doesnt engage a solicitor and then sends silly nonsense letters every now and then that he will get away with it (He actually stood on my doorstep telling me he 'always wins' and can see I cant afford to take him to court! Little does he know we are covered by legal insurance.

Right then Heather! Just tell us a few details and we'll be right on the case! Lelayandi is it or gits? Cherx

Oh I'm PSML Heather! I adore him to pieces but the moment I ask him a legal question he takes me over. (No not on the sofa these days, PMSL yet again!) Cherx

Hi Heather, Oooh I'm sorry, but can't risk any details on here now, I'm sure you understand

Oh dear, you are going to PM, I was enjoying this - better than the telly. Cherry, tell hubby if he wants to relive his courtroom days, I have a neighbour from hell he can deal with.

Not at all Sweetpea! Would be delighted to give any help at all! Ancient old Grannie Cherry with a lovely old Grandad Stu who's more than happy to relive his days in the law, ROMAL! Cherx

Hi Everyone Just wanted to say thanks for you help, Cherry would you mind if I pm you?

Oh Lisa, Really sorry about all these questions, If you'd seen my busband cross-examining anyone you might just understand, so sorry but trying to help! Do you know who saw the will after the date of death?

In my firends family case there was a believed will, subject died and a 'friend' came up with another will (witnessed by the friends friends etc. Anyway the surviving 89 year old sister contested the will and won the case as the second will was found to be invalid, should have been a criminal case as about £400,000 was invloved! Anyway as the old sister didnt know where the first will was made, ie what solicitor, it 'vanished', and the firend thought she had it in the bag!!!! Good job there wasa yound astute judge at the High Courts and not a doddery old geezer!! Jayne

The will was removed after the death,

Sorry being really pedantic here but it's important. Did anybody see the will after the date of death? Or did it just simply vanish after it was drawn up in the 1970's?

Hi Cherry 1970's

What time frame are we talking about here?

I would have liked to think so, however not in this case,

If there was a hugh amount of property and businesses wouldn't a copy of any will be with the company solicitor?

Sorry the will vanished after the death,

The solicitor had the will drawn up, a 'close' friend with an awful lot of power was the last to see it,