Sorry this is a bit of a long and complicated one I've tried to make it simple.
In 2022 my Grandma sadly passed away. She left me and my aunt in the will, my aunt as the executor.
July 2023 my aunt told me that bailiffs turned up at her door demanding payment for the funeral which she said she paid them, the sum was just under 5k. She said she wasn't aware bailiffs were coming as she sent all letters, unopened, to the solicitor.
I thought nothing of this at first but I relaid it to my parents who felt it sounded a bit odd so we did a little digging. The funeral was in Jan 2023, and the funeral directors confirmed to us they recieved payment in full on 13th April 2023. They also said its not their policy to send out bailiffs. (Its also a very short amount of time for bailiffs to be arranged I thought)
So my aunt appeared to have lied about this. I've tried asking her about it but since I have, she has completely overreacted, ignored the question and basically cut us all off.
Anyway. Jan 2024 probate was granted and the sale of the property is almost completed, I've been told it should be completed in March.
What I'm wondering is, what happens when the property has been sold? As far as I'm aware everything else has been sorted such as accounts closed, debts paid etc. So does this mean the funds will be distributed?
Also, once the funds are distributed, will I be able to get a paper trail of what my aunt has spent during her time as executor? I think she has used the bailiffs as a cover story and that she's used the 5k for her own personal use, but I don't know how to prove this? Would this go through the solicitor who has been dealing with this?
- just to add, I'm pretty sure the funeral was paid via the solicitor out of the estate funds.
- when my aunt told me the bailiff story, she also told me that my Grandma's bank transferred all the money into my aunts personal account in order for the account to be closed.
- I'm beneficiary to 46% of the estate as is my aunt.
Thanks for any info/advice!
