Contesting a will … is it worth their time !!

[Lifesforloving1]

Hello !
Wondering if someone will be able to put my mind at rest a little…
My Nan has recently passed away. Completely in shock she had left her house to me & my sister !
As you can imagine her “blood children” are extremely angry and are wanting to contest it. My lovely Nan , had the solicitor out twice to her house ( also gave a little description ) explaining herself. Completely in sane mind.
I have been getting nothing but nasty , blackmail messages from all of time. And this is not my fault at all. It was up to my nanny. They are saying they are going ti contest it as 10 months after she had a stroke and said this isn’t right , And are going to stop probate ? I’m living on my nerves at the moment ! I’m guessing they won’t succeed ? I have saved all the messages that have been sent to me. I’m guessing this won’t go in their favour either ?

Depends what the will says. If it specifically states that 'x' is not to receive anything from my estate then they haven't got much of a case, as it proves that the deceased had considered'x' at the time of writing the will.

This is such a hard one as much as I'd love to say no they won't it depends if they can prove they have a claim and even if they don't the could drag out the process. When my parents passed my Nan said she had a claim to the house as she gave them deposit monies but could never show any proof of it but dragged it out and threatened court in the end I gave her some money just to remove her from my life and move forward as the longer it went on the more it cost me in fees. I'd consider going to the solicitor she drew the will up with and discuss with him and maybe get him to issue a letter to the people causing the issues asking them what their financial claim to the estate is and why but also stating that she was of sound mind and knew what her wishes were.

I hate all of the drama inheriting brings, to me that is a persons final wishes that should be honoured but money can turn others nasty 😓

They need grounds to either contest the will (lack of capacity or undue influence, which appears not to be the case), or claim against the estate under the Inheritance Act (which is a complex area of law where prospects of success can be very uncertain, and expensive).

Crack on administering the estate.