Hello I am really stuck on how to handle this situation. My Grandmother died 4 weeks ago and has left no will, I have dealt with everything so far as my father lives in the usa and cant be bothered to come back and deal with her affairs. My father was not close at all to my Grandmother and hasnt bothered with her for around 10 years., he is an only child. My Nan has around 20K in an account which will decrease to around 17K once the funeral is paid etc. I have been in contact with my dad who made it quite clear he doesnt want to come back to deal with anything and is happy to sign for me to be the administator. My question is, will he still inherit from the estate? i know it sounds calous but i dont want him to as he didnt care about her or bother with her and i know she would not have wanted her estate to go to him. I have spoken to a solicitor who has advised me that he will inherit, do i need to get him to sign something to say he relinquishes his inheritance or by me having grant of letters of administarion, does that automatically give me authority to distribute the estate? A solictor was going to send a letter to him, that if he signs will give me power of attorny but i really feel reluctant to do this if it means i have all the paperwork, flat clearing, probate etc to do and he just sits in the usa and waits for a cheque although i am not sure that he knows she has money in an account. I would rather it go to charity then him have it. Any advice greatly appreciated Many thanks