First, my husband died now I must sue my children
Just two days before millionaire businessman Mark Butler died after a protracted battle with cancer, he made his will leaving everything to his wife Taryn. He was fortified by knowing that at least she and their two young children, would be well provided for.
He wanted them to stay in the family home in London, valued at £1.5 million and he also wanted Taryn to have his shares in a successful corporate hospitality business.
However, the will signing was witnessed by only one person and a result, he was declared to have died intestate. The law requires two people to witness the signing.
His 42-year-old wife was plunged into a legal nightmare. She has been given legal advice that the only way she can remain in the family home and give her children the upbringing she and her late husband planned is to sue her children, in effect, for their inheritance.
This is a classic example of how things can wrong so easily without professional help and guidance.
The full story was published on 27th May 2009 in the Telegraph
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