Advice needed regarding wills of unmarried grandparents. Please help me sleep tonight.

[ConvexBetty]

I'm going to do bullet points as it is easier. This is all complicated and I am struggling to get an app at CAB.

My maternal grandma has dementia and is in a home.
My mum was an only child.
My Grandma has been with her partner for 47 years but never married.
My non blood Grandpa is dying and in a nursing home.
He has made a will.
He has 2 chn from previous marriage.
He has power of attorney over her.
His dd has power of attorney over him.

What happens when he dies in regards to the contents of their home? My Grandma's things are there. He has stated in his will that certain things are to go to certain people and that the rest of the contents are to be sorted out by his 2 chn and me and my sister. But that is HIS will for HIS things.

Does this include my Grandma's things? Legally?
I am so confused.
How is this actually going to work?

His chn have been a bit funny and have upset him quite a bit wrangling over what was put into his will. They have the only key to the property which I am not happy about.

I am thinking about going to see a solicitor but not sure.

I don't want my nan's things like letters etc being thrown out.

Feeling panicky about it just writing this.

If it is rented from the Council or a housing association then they may wish to reclaim the property if the two people are unlikely to be capable of leaving the nursing homes. Not to mention the rent, rates and household bills. Has your Grandma got a set of keys in her handbag?

We do not know whether they have any savings.

Who is paying the nursing home fees?

He died this morning.
At least he is at peace and no longer in pain.

Heard from a relative. His dd has not contacted me yet.

Thank you for your help, advice and questions.

I will be talking to my Nan's social worker tomorrow about what the next steps are in regard to her and her finances/ bills.

I will have to take my lead from Grandpa's dd. I think she will want to move quickly as the rent will have been paid to the landlord for this month only.

When I talk to his dd I will mention/ suggest that me and my sister take what is obviously my Nan's things (with supervision if they want to be there) and then the rest will be sorted in accordance with his will.

Betty .

Hope things are sorted out easily for you.

Sorry for your loss, ConvexBetty, I have a head full of cotton wool today and cannot even begin to contemplate your problem, but I will say that I disagree with maryz above on the point that if two people live together and one dies the house contents etc belong to the other.

Living together in a relationship in itself has no legal standing and doesn't automatically give the late partner any rights at all. No matter how long they've cohabited.
Obviously people can make their own arrangments legally (such as naming their partner as next-of-kin, power of attorney and the like) but they have to go out of their way to state such things explicitly and have them properly drawn up with a legal representative IYSWIM.

The OP needs to find out how to deal with her grandmas income and expenditure.

She needs to ask the children of grandpa to let her have the documents relating to grandmas bank account.