no will made

this is the only place i can think to post this question.

if, hypothetically, a parent died in the 1980's & one son claimed a will was made, making him the sole benificiary, & 30 years later it comes out that there was no will at all.
what could the outcome be? would the other siblings now have a claim to the original home house or is it too late?

3DataModem

bubblypop wrote: »

this is the only place i can think to post this question.

if, hypothetically, a parent died in the 1980's & one son claimed a will was made, making him the sole benificiary, & 30 years later it comes out that there was no will at all.
what could the outcome be? would the other siblings now have a claim to the original home house or is it too late?

It would have been very difficult to transfer a house from an estate to a son without a solicitor. Is it possible that the house has not actually been transferred, but sits in estate limbo?

3DataModem

3DataModem wrote: »

It would have been very difficult to transfer a house from an estate to a son without a solicitor. Is it possible that the house has not actually been transferred, but sits in estate limbo?

it could be possible i guess, sole beneficiary just 'takes over' the house...
if that did happen, would it be likely that person would have ownership now anyway, after using it for so long?

3DataModem

bubblypop wrote: »

it could be possible i guess, sole beneficiary just 'takes over' the house...
if that did happen, would it be likely that person would have ownership now anyway, after using it for so long?

It is very unlikely. I don't believe there is a legal basis of 'stealers-keepers' and adverse possession doesn't apply.

Ghekko

If the estate had to go through probate wouldnt there be a record of it and public access to the will?

SusanC10

Have you checked who is listed as owner in the Land Registry ? You can check online for a small fee.

coylemj

bubblypop wrote: »

if, hypothetically, a parent died in the 1980's & one son claimed a will was made, making him the sole benificiary, & 30 years later it comes out that there was no will at all.

Did the other siblings just roll over and let him take possession of the house? Without asking him to produce the hypothetical will?

coylemj

coylemj wrote: »

Did the other siblings just roll over and let him take possession of the house? Without asking him to produce the hypothetical will?

Yep, I think that is the situation. But no one would believe he would lie about something like that!

Ghekko

http://www.courts.ie/Courts.ie/Library3.nsf/pagecurrent/B4C951B57339C2C98025810F0057286D?opendocument

Might be worth doing a search just to see if the will existed and stated what the brother said.

rovertom

SusanC10 wrote: »

Have you checked who is listed as owner in the Land Registry ? You can check online for a small fee.

You can actual pull the owners name free if you know how to navigate through it.