A member of my family has left a will that is really open to interpretation. His family had been told that his estate would be left to his sister on the understanding that everyone else in the family would be taken care of (my uncle told this to my sister). Now that my uncle has passed away, my auntie has said that he left his estate to her only. I have received a copy of the will today: "I give my entire estate to my sister XY, in the event of my said sister failing to survive me I give the whole of my estate to her husband XY to be used for the long-term benefit of the family".
As a member of the family, do we have cause to protest that the estate is not being shared? Also my auntie's husband who was named in the will was also a witness to it and both he and my aunt had power of attorney over my uncle's affairs.
I would be grateful for your feedback.
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RichPetunia · 22/12/2012 16:06
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