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From: "Elizabeth Agar" <>
Subject: Re: [OEL] Heir not mentioned in will
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 18:03:25 +1000
In-Reply-To: <CCEJILOPMDICBMMNNJGPKEFAHCAA.von@yvonnepurdy.free-online.co.uk>


Hi Yvonne,

I don't have statistics but I know that there are several instances amongst
each of four of my family lines. Off the top of my head I would say it is
certainly not unusual in my families.

The reasons I can think of are - pre-deceased the parent, already married
and received their share via marriage settlement (common amongst daughters
whose unmarried sisters were beneficiaries), already set up in business
financed by parent (includes a married son named as executor whose two
younger single brothers received the bulk of the estate). The last of these
could also have been marriage settlement, but must have been much larger
than those of his married sisters.

Cheers,

Liz in Melbourne

-----Original Message-----
From: Yvonne Purdy
Sent: Monday, 9 April 2007 5:13 PM
Subject: [OEL] Heir not mentioned in will

Dear all,

I've asked about this a good while back, but I could really do with seeing
some statistics, or does anyone know of any study on the heir/ess and
his/her lines not being mentioned in their father/mother's will?

I've now come across this in two of my lines, and would like to know whether
it is commonplace?

Thank you for any help.
Regards, Yvonne


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