What can you do if you have been left out of a will?
This is a case study of a man who was left out of a will and the legal action we took to recover the inheritance he was entitled to receive. If you have been left out of a will and wish to make a claim, then call our top rated solicitors for a free case assessment on 0333 888 0407 or send us an email.
We recover 50% of the estate on behalf of our client who was left out of his father’s will
We were recently contacted by a man who had been left out of his father’s will. We agreed to help him by making an Inheritance Act claim against his late father’s estate. He did not have the money to pay legal fees, so we agreed to deal with his inheritance claim on a No Win, No Fee basis.
It came as a shock to our client to find that he had been left out of the will. He was his father’s only child, and they had always enjoyed a very close relationship.
Instead of including our client in the will, his father had named his former wife (our client’s mother) as the sole beneficiary of his estate.
When we presented the inheritance claim to his mother, she opposed it, arguing that the will was written because his father was concerned about his son’s lifestyle choices and feared that he would spend the money on alcohol and drugs.
We proceeded on the basis that this was a misunderstanding and a misconception on the part of his late father.
We managed to secure an out of court settlement for our client very quickly. This ensured that he received 50% of the estate, with his mother receiving the other 50%.
How we can help if you’ve been left out of a will
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