I can't remember my great-uncle Finn. We met when I was very little but I have no recollection. Word has reached us he's passed on and now it's knives out among his potential heirs. He had no children. I have no idea if I get the mansion, the sheep farm, or maybe the loch and the bothy. The latter is a lodge to you non-Scotsmen. The loch is home to eels, not my favorite fish. Anyway, I have been informed I will have to appear in person or I may supply legal papers that prove my identity so I may come into whatever inheritance there may be. My mom told me my great uncle Finn was a difficult man. He hated everyone equally. Since he didn't know me he may have hated me less than other family members. I figure my chances are middling to good. I don't have time to go to Scotland so proving my identity will require a notarized copy of the will, a notarized copy of a document by the probate court, and a certified, apostilled copy of my passport. Since I'm going to Sactown on business anyway next week, I may just get the apostille in person and save time and money. Maybe I will have to wear a kilt, play bagpipes, and learn to be a proper Scottish laird.
My great uncle has gone West
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But you hate haggis! 
My mother-in-law just got a check in the mail for low 5 figures. Apparently a second cousin she'd never met died without kids or a will and a court appointed lawyer divied up the estate amongst a whole bunch of known relatives. You never know.
Do you look good in plaid?
My mother-in-law just got a check in the mail for low 5 figures. Apparently a second cousin she'd never met died without kids or a will and a court appointed lawyer divied up the estate amongst a whole bunch of known relatives. You never know.
Do you look good in plaid?
dnewton3
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I think it would be good to research the potential of inheritance obligations prior to appearing/accepting.
If you are given money, property or real estate, what are your tax obligations? What measure of PITB will it be to deal with owning something far away?
Are you inheriting a property with a big encumbrance such as an outstanding loan or tax bill? Etc.
Better to walk in prepared than be unpleasantly surprised. Often gifts don't come without some form of concerns.
If you are given money, property or real estate, what are your tax obligations? What measure of PITB will it be to deal with owning something far away?
Are you inheriting a property with a big encumbrance such as an outstanding loan or tax bill? Etc.
Better to walk in prepared than be unpleasantly surprised. Often gifts don't come without some form of concerns.
I may pay William Glen&Son a visit. Try on some kilts. Nobody will find a dude walking around in a skirt weird in SF. I may even get compliments on my legs around the office.But you hate haggis!
My mother-in-law just got a check in the mail for low 5 figures. Apparently a second cousin she'd never met died without kids or a will and a court appointed lawyer divied up the estate amongst a whole bunch of known relatives. You never know.
Do you look good in plaid?
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They named this garment a kilt because that's what happened to the person who called it a skirt.
What am I asking? Please show me. I was telling you about current occurrences in semi-anecdotal form. No, I'm not going to provide any details beyond the amusing aspects.
Yes. 3 months. The court allows the potential heirs to raise their grubby hands within 3 months. I want this over with ASAP.
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My apologies. I read (misread/misinterpreted) it as if you were asking advice.
This has happened before. When I'm asking for advice I tend to make it very clear that I am doing so. Maybe it's me?
Well good on you. We can have a lamb feast.
What does the will say, young hombre?
EDIT can a regular notary in CA apostille a document?
What does the will say, young hombre?
EDIT can a regular notary in CA apostille a document?
I inherited my aunt's IRA. THAT was out of the blue.
"We"?
I don't know yet and I would not share that here or anywhere.
No. You have the document in question, the passport, copied and certified by a notary public and then you apply for the apostille through the governor's office. The apostille is attached to the certified passport thus authenticating it and making the document legally recognized in countries that have signed the Schengen Treaty. The UK never signed the Schengen Treaty, complicating things. I will have to go through the British Consulate General for the apostilled passport. Or I can just hop on a plane when the time comes and flash my UK passport.
My great-uncle was not Irish.
I was wracking my brain trying to think of an IRA joke but couldn't think of one.My great-uncle was not Irish.
I didn't exactly blaze a trail of glory.
As long as I don't have to fish for eel in the loch. I hate those monsters. Have you ever seen glass eels? they look like the ghosts of baby eels. The adult eels in the loch are commonly 3 feet or longer. They are carnivores and travel in what's called a fry, bed, or swarm.You probably get his old Zebco 33.
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