My father died about 10 months ago and died intestate (without a valid will). Unfortunately he split up from my mother years ago and when she remarried I was adopted so I could take her new surname. This means none of my fathers estate will come my way. I would like to know if I can find out who got what once the estate is settled. I know you can when there is a will but can you find out if there isn't? Many thanks for any help.

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

Hi . My father sadly died in September 2011 and did not leave a will, his estate consisted of the family home where my mother still resides , and our grandparents former home which was inherited from my grandparents and jointly owned by my father and his sister and which has been rented out for the last 20 years. We (my mother , and 2 sisters) had to apply for a grant of letters of administration and signed the estate over to my mother and presumed my mother would have owned my fathers half share of my grandparents home . However , when looking through my fathers documents we have found the will of my grandfather which states on my fathers death his half of the property passes down to his children - which is myself, and 2 sisters. The question I need answering is - now that we have signed my fathers estate over to my mum is my grandfathers will now null and void. or do/ can we still inherit his share of the property ? Hope this makes sense. thank you