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Where there is a will

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Thunder
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Where there is a will

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I have just been watching an episode of the 'Heir Hunters' tv programme, really because it concerned Guernsey during the German occupation from 1940-1945. The company did everything right , going to the Greffe building in Guernsey where BMD records were held, none are online!. After finding claimants a solicitor's firm then produced a will! which meant the beneficiaries would get nothing. The question is how did the case end up on the Treasury Solictor's Bona Vacantia list as an intestacy case when there was a will. I think it proves that having a will and letting close people know where it is is vital.
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