Do i have the right to read my grandads will?

Question

my grandad died in 04 do i have the right to reed the will . (can i access's my uncles well when is not yet dead)

I live in the UK

Answer 1

all interested parties hav a right to read it .... as welkl as anyone names ... i think they are actually public record

Answer 2

A will is a private thing, especially if the person is not yet deceased. When my mother died, only my sister and I were given copies of the will, because we were the only people mentioned as beneficiaries of her estate. My nephew was mentioned as a beneficiary only if my sister and I both predeceased my mother. He did not receive a copy. As long as a person is still alive, it is their right to keep the details of their will private, if they so choose. Unless the person is deceased and you are a beneficiary, you have no more right to read the will than a stranger and a stranger has no right.

Answer 3

No, you don't have the right to read anyone's will except your own. If someone has a will and they pass, the copy will be at the lawyers or in a safe deposit box or in their house. Anyhow, the will goes through probate, court...can take up to 2 yrs. and the state decides who gets what according to the will after all creditors and other bills have been paid.

Answer 4

I am not sure on this but if you were mentioned in your grandads will you would have been told about it before now, if not, I don't think you have the right.

As for you uncle's will you definitely do not have the right as he is not yet dead. If he tells you himself what's in it fine, but otherwise his solicitor will refuse to tell you.

Answer 5

laws are different in every state, nation, province.....I think, if the person is alive?....no, I don't want to read their will...it's private until death....if already passed-on?....isn't that family availability? to read it?

Answer 6

well yes of course because all you have to do is find his lawer and ask if you can see it.

Answer 7

you should not

Answer 8

dont