Will Issue

VUDuo2

Both my parents will’s (unsigned and not witnessed) were kept by their solicitor in his premises.

In 2012 his premises were broken into and their wills, along with many other peoples documentation, were stolen.

He requested that my parents attend his office to sign & witness soft copies that he would print off.
Thankfully my mother did this but she has since passed away and her estate was distributed amongst us all.

However, my dad had been diagnosed with severe dementia & Alzheimer's disease, therefore he was deemed unfit to sign off on the soft copy version of his will.
The solicitor’s advice was for us was to wait until he passed away to deal with this issue.

My dad has passed away and the solicitor is saying that his will has to be proved legal, witnessed by 3 independent solicitors, that the process involves assigning a barrister and going to the high court.

Although this sounds correct to me, I’m wondering about his costs.
He has suggested that it will be upwards of 6.5k + vat for sorting this out.

Is this about right ??

hullaballoo

Your query was already responded to in October 2017 by Pat Mustard.

There have been no significant changes to the law or this forum's rules in the interim.

Thread closed.

Pat Mustard wrote: »

Basically, this is a question as to whether the solicitor is liable for the costs of the application to the High Court. This is an interesting question but it is an issue which involves substantial costs and will require professional legal advice in order to get the correct answer. It is not appropriate for boards.ie.

You need a second opinion from a solicitor who can offer you impartial legal advice.

This thread will have to be closed.