They were advised to hand write wills with their wishes and did so, but did not state that the orthographic wills replaced the previously written UK wills.They also both signed one written will, invalidating it. So here we are, 2 years after their deaths and their assets frozen and a UK based juriste employed to assist the notaire navigate the UK wills, while following the laws of forced heirship.
They were advised to hand write wills with their wishes and did so, but did not state that the orthographic wills replaced the previously written UK wills.They also both signed one written will,...
So here we are, 2 years after their deaths and their assets frozen and a UK based juriste employed to assist the notaire navigate the UK wills, while following the laws of forced heirship.
A lot of Hague Conventions, translations and certifying documents, plus question marks over which laws to apply is proving extremely expensive.
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They were advised to hand write wills with their wishes and did so, but did not state that the orthographic wills replaced the previously written UK wills.They also both signed one written will, invalidating it. So here we are, 2 years after their deaths and their assets frozen and a UK based juriste employed to assist the notaire navigate the UK wills, while following the laws of forced heirship. A lot of Hague Conventions, translations and certifying documents, plus question marks over which laws to apply is proving extremely expensive.
My parents died resident in France with assets in France and the UK. They wrote wills in the UK before emigrating to France. The later orthographic will with their true wishes cannot be used.
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