Do Executors Have to Tell Estranged Children That Their Parent Has Died?
Family relationships can be complicated. Sometimes parents and children simply drift apart. In other cases, there may have been a serious falling out, with no contact for many years. However, estrangement does not necessarily end the legal relationship between a parent and child. In particular, a child who has been left out of a parent's Will may still, in some circumstances, be able to make a claim against the estate under the Family Protection Act 1955. This can create a difficult question...
