Advice re winding up estate.

I'm pretty certain that Frank does hold his own.

No doubt about that at all GRace , he sure can .

Actually, j08, I was the person trying to plead for some toleration for *Frank because I felt he was being ganged up on - and I was virtually accused of "fancying" him when just trying to be on the side of the underdog , but I realise nowFrank can stand up for himself.

Very good for bodies as well if you want to falsify the time of death. eg. If 7year rule applies for lifetime gifts!

Ah no!!! You mean you hide things there!

Nonu you been a burgular in a previous life?

gracesmum I don't think I mocked you. I most likely told you what I thought about your winding up of Frank and getting enjoyment of it.

Apparently one of the most popular places for hiding valuables is the freezer.
I agree it would be a good idea to check beneath and behind the bottom drawer of a chest.
However, I don't think it should be you doing the searching, Frank.

I thought I recently posted something about Frank, the Movie but may be wrong.

Kitty, The musings of HunterF , aka Frank .

Could be a best seller , AND we might have bit parts .

Frank we don't have anyone offering the sort of support you describe in my neighbourhood. We just get on with things unaided. How have these people in need of assistance managed to find you?

Well obviously Frankie , that is the way it has to be !!!!!!!!!!!!

Phew!

Hi absent

We only asked for general advice about the situation not about the individual account.
No gracesmum. The daughter is the sole executor.
My father was my mother's executor and I was the executor if my father had not been alive and my mother was my father's executor and I was the alternative executor if my mother was not alive which was sadly the case.
My brother passed away before the will was drawn up.

We are going to have a meeting about wills in our family soon.
We are thinking along the lines if one whole part of the family goes down in an aeroplane for example we will want our assets to go to another part of the family but this needs careful thought to accommodate changes for example our new arrival at the end of the month.
Obviously we will need to consult a solicitor about this.

Frank

Do any of you watch Midsomer Murders, Bergerac, Death in Paradise? There are so many murders for such small areas that it is all a bit farcical. I'm wondering if all the things that happen to Hunter are part of the script for a future show and we are the guinea pig audience.

Presumably there are 2 executors and they have the right to make these enquiries? So how do you fit into this, then?

But you can if it's a game and you have special powers.

Can you just go into a bank and ask about someone else's putative account without any kind of legal authority? Well, I suppose you can ask but I don't think you can reasonably expect an informative answer.

I'm very fond of Frank, he makes me laugh out loud.

Hi Gracesmum

I suspect you are right and I think most of her money will be in the bank.
The problem is which bank / banks.
I have been in to 2 banks and unfortunately there is no central registry of accounts and none of the staff could think of any way you could be sure all assets have been accounted for.
The house will have to be searched and it will be a long job and there is no guarantee everything will be found.
I have phoned the Inland Revenue and the person said they do understand money sometimes comes to light after the estate is wound up and they do not prosecute unless it is definitely fraud.

Frank

When I was involved with a counselling service for people with major issues, we used to get a whole lot of "hoax" calls which really depressed me for a variety of reasons. One was that we had to take everything at face value until 100% certain it was a wind-up (often with a sexual scenario) which we could then challenge and two, because it was effectively taking up volunteer time which could have been better spent on people with geunuine problems. However it was also apparent that these "hoax callers" had their own attention- seeking issues and were needy in their own right. They were not necessarily malicious but lonely, craving attention and importance and with time on their hands. Some also had mental health issues and the weekend (when I was on duty) was a bad time for them as their psychiatric/social worker was not available and they had no-one else to talk to.

^IF it is a game , long may it continue , say I

graces, quite. This is why I think it's a game. I notice he hasn't responded to that suggestion.

Sorry about the black!! Got my Asterix in a twist!

Does being delusional count as a mental health issue? I too was mocked (oh yes I was, j08) for trying to appeal for kindness for *Frank as I felt some posts were unintentionally cruel, but there is a strange quality of paranoia (the "friends of frank's father's lady friend and the soi-disant reporting to the police) and obsessive - the single sex gym issue and the constant harping on about money/houses/care home fees.
If you were to respond directly Frank instead of banging on with weird things usually prefaced by "Obviously" it might be clearer. You see I think there is nothing obvious about a woman in her 30's asking an old codger to help her search her house for her mother's money. It is just bizarre.
Oh, and most people keep their money in the bank, their valuables in a safe and their jewellery if not in the safe, in their dressing table, for future reference.