nephews or crown?

[sexyspex2]

our aunt died a couple of years ago but didnt leave a will so everything went to her husband. He has now died but didn't have any living relatives except us, his nephews. Does it all now come back to me and my brother because our mother (deceased) was my aunts only relative ie sister or does it go to the Crown because we weren't actually blood related to my uncle?

[dzug2]

http://www.adviceguid...o_surviving_relatives suggests the nephews inherit

[buildersmate]

I'm not so sure about that Dzug. It surely works on blood relationships.
So, for example, I know that uncles or aunts who are related to a deceased only by marriage are not entitled to share in the estate on intestacy (if they were the only living relatives).
By the same token, I would reckon that nephews and nieces with no blood link would not be entitled.

[Buenchico]

By reading the written version of the intestacy rules on the website of Her Majesty's Courts Service:
http://www.hmcourts-s...te/why_will.htm#chart
and then checking with the flow chart HMCS provides:
http://www.hmcourts-s...rvivedTheDeceased.pdf
I'm confident that The National Debt will now be a tiny bit smaller. (i.e. your uncle's estate goes to the Crown).

Chris

[dzug2]

I was maybe misinterpreting this clause:

•in the case of nephews and nieces, whether the parent directly related to the person who has died is also dead

[dotty.]

the crown. unless you do his family tree and find a direct relatie, i can do that for you if you like

[sexyspex2]

thanks dotty but there are no direct relatives, he was widowed, no children, no parents and no siblings, the only other thing would be if he had aunts or uncles or cousins, I'd have to check up on that one

[sexyspex2]

but we still wouldn't inherit?

[dotty.]

not unless your uncle has named you in his will

[boxtops]

You haven't said if he left a Will, sexyspex - it will all hinge on that. Nothing to do with deceased relatives, it was his money to will as he pleased.

[JonnyBoy12]

Not sure how to answer this question, but if they are blood relatives of his, and have a good solicitor then you should have a claim. Hope the site listed below will help you, and other victims of intestacy.

http://www.disputeawill.co.uk/

[welshlibranr]

sorry! but if your Auntie was your blood relative, which I think is the case, then her husband was not!.......and therefore, you cannot inherit!.....Only his blood relatives can, and if there is no one, then his estate will go to the treasury sadly..........

[sexyspex2]

no sorry, should have put in original post, he died intestate