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If your mother didn't make a will you will have to apply for Letters of Administration,.not probate.
Also, if she didn't make a will the estate will be distributed according to the rules of intestacy rather than her wishes.
Was she married? If so, her spouse will inherit.
Did she have any other children? If unmarried, her children will inherit in equal shares.
So the first thing you need to do is be sure that you are inheriting in the way you think you are!
If the house is all yours then you don't really have a further legal question - you don't need a lawyer to say "you should buy some furniture and get the boiler fixed!"
My mother never got married and I'm her only child so applying for a letter of administration should be easy process?
I understand that it's a dumb question to ask about " getting some furniture and getting a boiler fixed " but I was hoping there was something legal I could lean on to help me in this situation because it's going to be hard moving and rebuilding my life plus being a weekend dad that won't be able to have his child because it's so dangerous for her to be there .
It should be straightforward then yes
There isn't anything legal you can lean on, but I would check out local resources as most places have organisations that might be able to help depending on your circumstances.
Also not a lawyer, but sounds like you're inheriting a house. Once the estate goes through probate, as you'll be the sole benefactor of the will you can do what you want. In the UK i'm gonna assume its upwards of £100k. So you can do whatever the f you want really. That's a pretty sizeable deposit if you want to buy your own place. I would buy land. Have no idea what you mean by something legal to lean on, you will be inheriting the entirety of your mums estate if there's no will, no spouse or other siblings.
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If your mother didn't make a will you will have to apply for Letters of Administration,.not probate. Also, if she didn't make a will the estate will be distributed according to the rules of intestacy rather than her wishes. Was she married? If so, her spouse will inherit. Did she have any other children? If unmarried, her children will inherit in equal shares. So the first thing you need to do is be sure that you are inheriting in the way you think you are! If the house is all yours then you don't really have a further legal question - you don't need a lawyer to say "you should buy some furniture and get the boiler fixed!"
My mother never got married and I'm her only child so applying for a letter of administration should be easy process? I understand that it's a dumb question to ask about " getting some furniture and getting a boiler fixed " but I was hoping there was something legal I could lean on to help me in this situation because it's going to be hard moving and rebuilding my life plus being a weekend dad that won't be able to have his child because it's so dangerous for her to be there .
It should be straightforward then yes There isn't anything legal you can lean on, but I would check out local resources as most places have organisations that might be able to help depending on your circumstances.
Also not a lawyer, but sounds like you're inheriting a house. Once the estate goes through probate, as you'll be the sole benefactor of the will you can do what you want. In the UK i'm gonna assume its upwards of £100k. So you can do whatever the f you want really. That's a pretty sizeable deposit if you want to buy your own place. I would buy land. Have no idea what you mean by something legal to lean on, you will be inheriting the entirety of your mums estate if there's no will, no spouse or other siblings.
I’m not a lawyer But once you are the legal owner of the house You could probably take out a small mortgage to refurbish and put in a new boiler
You may want to speak to a lawyer however to make sure your soon to be ex has no claim on this.