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From: "Des" <>
Subject: Re: Wills
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 23:03:48 +0000 (UTC)
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"Paul Collins" <> wrote in message
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> "Des" <> wrote in
> news:c0teu5$1n1$1@sparta.btinternet.com:
>
> > If it turns out that my (close) relative made no Will (is this termed
> > dying intestate?) whose responsibility is it for administering the
> > estate and tracing relatives?
> > Are there any time limits on appeals?
>
> You need to read the stuff in the document I mentioned earlier. If we're
> talking "bona vacantia", read here -
> http://www.bonavacantia.gov.uk/default.asp?pageid=1304
Thanks.
That makes it all pretty clear -12 year statute limited, 12-30 years
discretionary.
In any event, I'm hoping there is an executed Will since that would provide
much more valuable information in the form of genealogical leads.
Thanks again
Des
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