Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in United Kingdom
Creditors
My Brother died leaving a house which was sold. A court decided how the money would be split.
The money was split:half to his ex-wife: the other half split between his 3 children.
One of the children is under the age of 18.
A solicitor dealt with the transactions.
On receiving the money in their bank accounts the children found that £12000(twelve thousand) had been deducted from their monies for a Credit Card Bill of their fathers.
They did not know anything about this Bill. They said their father did not have a Credit Card.
But ignoring that point; did the solicitor have the right to pay this Bill; should he not have consulted them first; should the ex-wife have paid some of this bill; can the Credit Card Company just be paid out without them putting in a claim.
I would be grateful for any other information you could give me concerning this matter.
Thank you for your time.
Yours faithfully,
Keith Share
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Creditors
The answer to this is almost certainly yes as it is probable that the solicitor will have a duty of care towards all beneficiaries of the estate.
however this is clearly a long-running and complex matter and before advising conclusively much further information would be required. Please let us know if you would like us to help further
Andrew Dutton
www.legal-zone.co.uk
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