Can children contest a will? Contested Wills & Inheritance Act Claims

[@troy7820]

My estranged Brother is contesting my Mother’s will after ignoring her for 12 years after his wife took thousands of pounds from her. Does he have much chance of success and is it worth me trying to get an agreement with him before fighting?

[@Hayley-hb6vx]

Hello. Thank you for this very informative video. My father is an extremely wealthy man and i'm his first born. Neither myself or my Mother have ever received a penny of help from him. He went on to have two more children, raised one of his grandchildren and adopted her sibling from another man. All private schooling for them. Private eveything. Horses. Houses galore. Tennis courts, pools. Tens and tens of property. I know being hurt by this doesn't mean a thing in court. Would it not be taken into consideration at all? That fact that he brought me into this world and knowingly left me to grow up in poverty. Leaving me with abandonedment issues. Hurt and psin. Whilst he enjoyed his pools and tennis courts. The best health care. Would the effect of this not be taken into account. His responsibility laughed at, my life laughed at. It should be illegal to bring a child into the world and leave them to live a hard life whilst you have the means to make a change. The living, breathing, feeling human who is only here because of them. He hasnt died yet, i might go before him. I might be left a fortune, you never know. Some people think in extraordinary ways.

[@RedwoodLegal]

In Ilot v Mitson she did not have an outright win, but she did win something - go onto the Supreme Court website via the link in the description box in the video, where there should be a summary of the case. If you are in genuine hardship there may be a possibility under the Inheritance Act, but generally people can do what they like with their will, in this country. That being said, usually lawyers advise them to at least make some small provision, even quite small, and then include a letter of wishes explaining the justification for not leaving much to a particular child. To avoid a challenge under the above act.

[@rowanmacmillan]

that's almost exactly my life story too! my father was also very rich and i grew up with a schizophrenic poor mum totally ignored by him. not easy to accept at all.

[@Hayley-hb6vx]

@@RedwoodLegal Thank you! I'll do that.

[@Hayley-hb6vx]

@@rowanmacmillan Hi. I'm sorry you've had to experience this. It's not ideal! I go through periods of thinking about it quite a bit. Mostly, now, I'm at peace with it. Ultimately, it's their loss too. Maybe they will see it one day. Whatever that looks like ❤️

[@01chittock]

I’m going to ask your question about will that had changed 3 times! A house which was left to 3 brothers, and the young brother was still living there when the mother died, but he was still in his 40s, the 2 other brothers let the brother live there for the feast of his life , under the No in certain conditions that he left the house too the 5 children of the said 2 brothers, the brother who lived in the house for his life, never married or had any children. The first will which stood for 24 years was left to the 5 children, this will was made in 1991, then he changed it in 2015 leaving 75% to his other brother who was still a live and 25% to the 2 children of the dead brother, leaving nothing too the other 3 children, then again 2019 he changed it again leaving it all to the 3 children who was left out of the 2015 will. He did a codicil saying that he took the other 2 out as he thought they was rich, which isn’t the situation. We believe that he was manipulated by 1 of the other children, but I must say that the other 2 brothers signed the house over to him, trusting him to do the right thing! We do have all of the documents. Can you give me some ideas on this!

[@RedwoodLegal]

Sorry for missing this post. Although, that being said, this is a very specific factual question ... that would need you to approach us for advise, to be honest. I would get the key documents in order and email [e-mail]. A welcome email will show you how to put your documents together, so the advice you get is efficient and cost effective. A legal surgery is £150, and we do read documents during the call, using screen share on Skype, for example.

[@gregdawson67]

If the adult child had assets over £200K would they be avble to claim from and estate they had been excluded from.

[@RedwoodLegal]

Hi Greg! Please feel to contact us on [e-mail] and let us help :) RL Team

[@elizabethwoolnough4358]

Does bad behaviour by an adult child, including assaulting an elderly parent, affect the outcome of a claim?

[@RedwoodLegal]

What I will say is people often over-estimate the importance of secondary issues to a simple civil claim for compensation. So I would, say, generally, no. Unless of course the claim is for actual personal injury. Dishonesty is more often relevant - it might not be directly relevant to an issue but if it comes to trial will impact on credibility and who the judge believes, obviously.

[@craiganthonyhill]

The 75 act applies to myself My 2 brothers have been mentioned in the will But not myself

[@mojangielskiprawnik718]

That's odd. What is the reason do you think? Feel free to email if confidential.

[@craiganthonyhill]

@@mojangielskiprawnik718 pure greed

[@Threemore650]

We’re you the scapegoat child too?

[@grengren2]

Great overview thanks.

[@RedwoodLegal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dash-7387]

how can i find an inheritance

[@RedwoodLegal]

Unclear about this post, I suggest you give us some more information.

[@dash-7387]

@@RedwoodLegal if I have been left an inheritance from a family member but I am not yet old enough to claim the inheritance when I am old enough how will I find it and claim the inheritance

[@RedwoodLegal]

@@dash-7387 We may try and discuss this on our Friday legal surgery, Dash. You should have a trustee of that interest in the inheritance (or executor) and they should be your first port of call when the time comes.

[@leviloveit4101]

i need ur dire hellp pon God i swear .. i the climant documented in the wil as whosoever? multilillion dollar grantor non contestable upon verbs from the orginal in hand documented filed will of the decesde

[@RedwoodLegal]

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[@rezafirouzian339]

an absolute lazy solicitor

[@imayjustsay]

Why do you say that, please explain?

[@Sammyli99]

Oxymoron right there.