Back in April 2010 my dad died and had a pension with Standard Life, i received a call and letters from Standard Life when i informed them of his death, stating they would be making two payments out, one was NON PROTECTED rights and one was PROTECTED RIGHTS, the man at Standard Life stated that the PROTECTED RIGHTS would need to be paid to the estate which was fine, and that they would pay out a discretionary NON PROTECTED RIGHTS to myself as i am the only family member, and that, that payment would be made to me, and the estate should have NO interest in this payment.
Fast Forward to now, and the small amount i received as non protected rights is gone, and i have had emails and letters from the lawyer dealing with the estate telling me i owe that money to him as both payments were meant for the estate?
Now I'm in a state, and pretty much crying over the comp, as i don't have this money, nor did i think it was meant for the estate as i was clearly told at the time it wasn't and i had a letter saying so, i showed this letter to the lawyer but he is still disputing i, the estate is pretty much insolvent at the minute with many debts also and i'm extremely stressed and worried.
I'm in Scotland btw in case there is a difference? Can someone with some legal experience please help me.
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Non protected rights payment made to me....PLEASE HELP!
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Lisatheonewhoeatsdrytoast · 19/09/2011 18:07
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