30 Mar 2015 21:02:54
I was wondering if you could help.
My dad died in 2009. He lived away from me and I was his only child. I visited every year and frequently sent letters etc.
His family I.e. his sisters etc didn't know I existed until he died. My dad had quite a bit of money but didn't flaunt it if you know what I mean. I was told he didn't leave a Will and had nothing to his name. He told his friend before he died that I would "be taken care of" or "looked after" in terms of money when he died.
I know he had up to 6 different bank accounts. I also know that my dad didn't get on with his sister. Is there anything I could do to investigate this? Any help would be appreciated. Have I left it too late? Is there a Will for me but they can't contact me because i'm not on the electoral register? I have no idea.
Thanks for the reply ed033. How would I go about doing that?
1) Contact other relatives of his and people who knew him
2) Contact the central Probate Registry
3) Contact the banks he may of had an account with
4) Contact solicitors he may of had any dealings with
5) If he had a mortgage try to find out if they know where they sent the deeds to.