Contesting will

[futureinheritance]

The awful thing writing this is that my family member hasn't even died yet. Out of a family of ten i'm going to be the main beneficiary of the estate - basically the family home and whatever is left is to be split between the other 6 (3 members aren't included and of the same generation).

Said family member has made it clear to the others - half of them said they're on my 'side' (they found out before I did, and said it was to be expected) and the other three i've never really met.

One of the three who's not included more than likely won't be bothered. One family member has been cut off due to their own bad judgements (stealing/drugs/lying/generally been an arsehole to said family member) and the other visits but said family member just doesn't like this person (for apparently being too obsessed with money and thinks they're only visiting for this reason).

I know once this family member sadly passes away absolute hell is going to rain down. They did when my family member's partner died with 'this was promised to me... this was... I'll watch the house as you'll make more friends in a home... Future is the worse person in the world etc etc'.

Rightly so they've always been bitter that i've been the golden child (all of them), and I just know that they're going to try to make my life as unpleasant as possible. I hate that i'm writing this, and i've turned into a shell of the person that I was once out of guilt (all of them have done a few things out of line)/burden/feel like they're all waiting for me to slip up. I'm not sure what i'm hoping from this but I just read a thread of contesting a will which I didn't know was a thing unless it looked dodgy (faked/DIY).

If your relative was of sound mind when making the will, it reflects their wishes correctly and was signed and witnessed correctly, the only real grounds on which your family members could attempt to challenge it would be if they could argue that you exercised undue influence to get your relative to make you the main beneficiary. It is difficult to claim undue influence. Unless they can show that there is no other reasonable explanation for the will a claim is unlikely to succeed.

The only other possibility for your family members would be an Inheritance Act claim. However, unless they can show that they are dependent on your relative that is also unlikely to succeed.

Hi this is a question for anyone who has had recent experience processing a Will through a Solicitor and has had Grant of Probate given through the Courts. My Solicitor is saying 10 months wait now until distribution of estate. This sounds an excessive length of time, is that normal - what do you think?