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[Closed] Any lawyers on here?

globalti · 2016-02-23T08:30:51Z

Brother and sister John and Mary jointly own the house in which Ann, their mum, has been living for a peppercorn rent. Ann became ill and has been staying with Mary 100 miles away for six months while receiving treatment. She is better but not expected to live more than a year or so longer so now she is moving to a care home in her home town where she can be amongst friends and relatives. Social Services will pay most of the cost but expects Ann to make up some extra. John and Mary are selling the house and are looking forward to receiving half the value each but Mary knows she will need to keep some back to contribute to the cost of her Mum's care. However John doesn't agree as he wants the cash and and he says Ann will just have to stay with Mary and her long-suffering family. Does the solicitor dealing with the sale of the house have the right to hold back funds from the sale so as to force John to contribute to the cost of his mother's care?

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Junkyard

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Would you renege on a legally binding contract if someone gave you a sob story?

about my own mother who needs minor financial help as I get 80 k from her

I am worried that anyone would answer no **** her not my problem

is he just not upholding a promise he made to his mum

Obviously he is motivated here by what is best for her and not what is best for him

Posted : 26/02/2016 4:34 pm

wwaswas

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If my mum needed £180 a month it wouldn't matter how I'd got the money - if I had it she'd get it.

Can't believe there's all this bollocks about contracts going on. She's his mother for ****s sake.

Posted : 26/02/2016 4:36 pm

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