MIL’s will is worded as follows: - I give my property known as (address) including all buildings and dwellings erected thereon and all land associated thereto together with all my personal chattels. She then goes onto list the beneficiaries she has gifted her property to.
The problem is that there is a parcel of land not at the address she has mentioned in her will. It’s in another village 4 miles away and is a 50 acre lump. My partner relies on this land for his livelihood. We recently had 2 solicitors interpret the will. They both thought that the land not mentioned in the will was residue. The residuary clause states that OH’s sister receives the residue of the estate. There are two other beneficiaries (OH’s brother and nephew - OH gets on with neither and BIL has already inherited once when their father died suddenly before OH was born).
OH is terrified it will end up in court despite being told he will be looked upon favourably.
He doesn’t trust solicitors.
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MIL’s will ambiguous. A large parcel of land not even mentioned - residue? Agricultural.
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user1488481370 · 10/01/2021 21:50
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