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Information re Deceaseds Estate

  • 29-11-2015 6:01pm
    #1
    Mo60
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    How can I find out whether someone who has died has left a will. If they have not, who deals with the estate and how do I find out.


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  • #2
    Peregrinus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,994 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    Question 1: Have you any right to find out? Are you related to the person who has died, or otherwise connected with them? Is this, to put it bluntly, any of your business?

    The way you find out if someone left a will is to ask the surviving family members - the closer to the deceased, the better. They are the people who have the greatest interest in knowing if he left a will, and the greatest need to find it if he did, so they are likely to have the best and most reliable information on this subject.

    If you are a close family member and neither you nor anyone else in the family knows for sure if a will was made, there are a couple of things you can do. First, search the deceased's papers and storage places, looking for a will. Secondly, contact any solicitors that you know the deceased had dealings with, asking if they are holding a will or if they have any record of having acted in the preparation of a will. Thirdly, contact any bank the deceased had an account with, asking if they are holding any effects for the deceased. (Banks don't do this very much nowadays, but they used to, and there are some long-standing arrangements that are still in place, so it's worth asking.)


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