Name in will is not name I use - is this the right thing to do?

[Ethelswith]

I have just had a letter saying that, subject to probate and sufficient funds, I will inherit a small sum from a relative.

Snag is that the name used is my married surname which I have never used and have no bank account for. The surname I actually use is the same as the deceased.

If I write to the solicitor explaining that and enclosing a photocopy of marriage certificate, thus linking the names, will they able to make it payable to my actual name

If not, is there anything else I can do

Yep, that won’t be a problem. Marriage certificate is what you’ll need. This is my job and this is the easy bit. Where people just get the name totally wrong, or 19 generations of the same family have a John Smith then you’re a bit more pushed.

Oh they may want the original rather than a photocopy but they will return it straight away

Thank you!

I'll send it off with a photocopy and hope it suffices. (Especially as first name not terribly common, address is correct, and NOK of deceased knows me directly)