Expert answers intestate question

A man whose wife died intestate has been offered advice about what to do should it emerge that his late partner had decided to make a will after all.

One reader wrote to the Manchester Evening News explaining that they were granted Letters of Administration after their wife died intestate. However, the individual wants to know if their situation would change if a will did emerge.

He said that his wife's niece believes that she did make a will, although a search has not uncovered this document.

The news source pointed out that rarely does a will appear later on and that the gentleman would probably know if his wife had made such a document.

According to the newspaper, the man can act as estate administrator and discharge these duties correctly and will not be viewed as liable for the estate's distribution.

The paper pointed out that if the document did show up a will beneficiary may use their common sense if they were only set to receive a small sum. If they wanted to fight their case, they would have to go to a probate court and sue the will beneficiaries.

In addition, the importance of making a will was also shown by a recent case in which Miyoko Watai inherited the estate of her late husband Bobby Fischer after a protracted legal battle.

Published by Hannah Carr