My Mother has recently died.
I have two brothers and we all thought my Mother’s will left everything to be split between us equally and it was written 10 years ago. I have been left executor of her will.
Today, I was sorting some paperwork out and have found a more recent will. It leaves £100 to each of my brothers and the rest to me - I’m horrified! It is dated a year ago, during which time my Mother started to dislike people for silly reasons, often being quite nasty.
I know I could do a deed of variation to reinstate my brothers’ shares, but they would be so hurt and I’m worried it will change our relationship.
What are the penalties if I “un-find” it. I wouldn’t be defrauding anyone but myself. The 10 year old one was drawn up by the family solicitor, but the newer one looks like an on-line one witnessed by neighbours.
I’m sure this change was because of early stage dementia. We had just approached the GP about it before she died, but with C19 hadn’t got very far. I’m so upset about it. We’ve only just had the funeral, so other than use the centralised website to let government agencies know, I haven’t done anything yet.
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Nightowlsleeps · 17/11/2020 03:37
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