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Dealing with Will of husband
Both my husband and myself made Wills leaving everything to each other. Sadly, my husband died earlier this year. Please, does anybody know what I have to do about his Will? As I am the only person to benefit, do I legally have to do anything? Our house and bank account are in both our names. And if there is action to be taken, is there a time limit? I feel all at sea, and should be grateful for any information.
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I`m not an expert and I expect someone who is an expert will answer your question shortly but I`m thinking that because everything is in joint names you don`t need probate. When my dad died, everything was in his name except the joint current account so my mum could still access that. For everything else, we had to get probate. If he had any wishes about willing things to people, you would the the will`s executor to do that.
Further to what's been written above:
You'll need to submit form DJP, plus proof of your husband's death, to the Land Registry. See Section 4 here:
http://www1.landregis.../public_guide_009.pdf
Form here:
http://www1.landregis...ary/documents/djp.pdf
Locate the relevant Land Registry office here:
http://www1.landregis...nal/areas/default.asp
Chris
You'll need to submit form DJP, plus proof of your husband's death, to the Land Registry. See Section 4 here:
http://www1.landregis.../public_guide_009.pdf
Form here:
http://www1.landregis...ary/documents/djp.pdf
Locate the relevant Land Registry office here:
http://www1.landregis...nal/areas/default.asp
Chris
If the house deeds show that you were 'joint tenants' the content of your husband's will (in regard to the property) is completely irrelevant. Neither of you owned any share of the house. It was your legal partnership which owned the whole of the house. As the surviving partner, you now automatically own the whole house. (If your husband had left a will leaving his share of the house to Battersea Dogs' Home, that clause would have not been valid because he didn't actually own a share of the house).
If the deeds show that you were 'tenants in common' your husband had the right to leave his share of the house to whomever he chose. In which case you still only your half of the house. You won't own the whole house until the will has gone through probate.
Chris
If the deeds show that you were 'tenants in common' your husband had the right to leave his share of the house to whomever he chose. In which case you still only your half of the house. You won't own the whole house until the will has gone through probate.
Chris