Brother's death and his monies?

squeky

hi,



Im writing this on behalf of my mother, her brother died (sucide) in november and she has just got his death cert after inquest. Now my mum is his next of kin and that is in writing, he has 3,000 saved in the bank and 10,000 saved in the post office and my mam has them books.



Now he always told mam that he was saving for his own funeral as he didnt want to burden her, so now she requiries that money to pay some funeral bills and memorial cards and in the next year his headstone.



She went to the bank today and was told that all the family have to sign a piece of paper stating that they dont object to mam having the money, now mam has 2 more brother's and they are okay with this and she has 4 sisters, 2 of them are okay but the other 2 sis's she hasnt spoken to in over 12 years and either has the rest of the family so how does this work ? as they never got on with the deceased and shunned him totally and it wouldnt be his wish for them to know his business or get anything of it!



Please tell me what is the procudure for this as someone told me that if the monies is small in the bank then they should hand it over to the next of kin and its just 3,000. Is this true?



any help i would appreciate please

FreudianSlippers

See a solicitor.

squeky

oisin t..

Just looking for peoples opinion's here first, but THANKS for your input.

FreudianSlippers

Read the stickies. No one on this forum is going to answer this question.

bored and fussy

squeky wrote: »

oisin t..

Just looking for peoples opinion's here first, but THANKS for your input.

go to your community care centre they usualy have a citezens advice centre a solicoter would eat into all the money.i have a feeling they two members who want a share will sadly be entitled i wish you well

AlorStar

bored and fussy wrote: »

go to your community care centre they usualy have a citezens advice centre a solicoter would eat into all the money.i have a feeling they two members who want a share will sadly be entitled i wish you well

Really nice and polite. The jingle of a tiny bell.

Goesague

Firts off, was there a written will? If not, your mother will have to apply for a grant of administration. On being appointed administrator of the estate, she can pay the funeral expenses and her legal expenses out of the money. The remainder, if any, will have to be split equally between all of her siblings.

squeky

Goesague,
thank you for the advice i appreciate it, he has no will made, no house as renting and nothing apart from the small savings, how does she go about getting letter of administration, does she have to get a solicitor for that?


AlorStar.
Really nice and polite. The jingle of a tiny bell. (What do you mean)

Goesague

She will need to make an application to the High Court. It can be done DIY. Most people employ a solicitor.

FreudianSlippers

Am I really the only one who thinks this should be locked down?