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Rumpelteazer · 10-03-2019, 02:23 PM

A bit of an update on the Family Thing.

Now that our lawyer has studied the verdict, it turns out it isn't a proper, final verdict but a interim verdict (?). According to our lawyer it was really unusual and really nice of the judge to do so, it helped us to decide whether or not we wanted to go further with the agreement we had last summer and my uncle blocked at the last minute. We don't.

Although the interim verdict isn't set in stone, it does give a good indication of what it will be. In it the judge has decided that we have to pay the original price for our home. In the agreement last year my father had offered €20k more, mostly to get the whole thing over and done with. So of course we don't want to go on with the old agreement! Our lawyer also thinks the judge is just fed up with my uncle's (mis)behaviour. The was already noticeable the last time in court.

A fun little thing is that since we declined my uncle doesn't have any say in it. If we had wanted to take the agreement further he was legally allowed to have his say. Now he doesn't!

We also talked to the solicitor dealing with my grandmother's estate. If all is said and done there will be a couple of thousand euros left over, if we're lucky and my uncle doesn't cause a fuss, per child of my grandmother. We want my uncle to repay €5000 he used from my grandmother's money to pay for his and his partner's insurance and sex dating websites. Also, there are still several unpaid bills for my uncle's lawyer, he wants the estate to pay those, despite a judge having decided he has to pay his own lawyer fees.

The court wanted our reaction by next Wednesday, after that we have to wait until the final verdict, then my uncle's got three months to decide whether or not he wants to appeal (just starting that procedure will cost him €10000, plus a specialized lawyer). If my uncle doesn't want to take it any further things can be set into motion for the sale, although we fully expect my uncle to throw various tantrums and delays things.

None of us can still believe what is happening. Though we're all cautious not to get too happy. So far it always ended in a disappointment.

10-03-2019, 02:23 PM	#42466
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,351 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	A bit of an update on the Family Thing. Now that our lawyer has studied the verdict, it turns out it isn't a proper, final verdict but a interim verdict (?). According to our lawyer it was really unusual and really nice of the judge to do so, it helped us to decide whether or not we wanted to go further with the agreement we had last summer and my uncle blocked at the last minute. We don't. Although the interim verdict isn't set in stone, it does give a good indication of what it will be. In it the judge has decided that we have to pay the original price for our home. In the agreement last year my father had offered €20k more, mostly to get the whole thing over and done with. So of course we don't want to go on with the old agreement! Our lawyer also thinks the judge is just fed up with my uncle's (mis)behaviour. The was already noticeable the last time in court. A fun little thing is that since we declined my uncle doesn't have any say in it. If we had wanted to take the agreement further he was legally allowed to have his say. Now he doesn't! We also talked to the solicitor dealing with my grandmother's estate. If all is said and done there will be a couple of thousand euros left over, if we're lucky and my uncle doesn't cause a fuss, per child of my grandmother. We want my uncle to repay €5000 he used from my grandmother's money to pay for his and his partner's insurance and sex dating websites. Also, there are still several unpaid bills for my uncle's lawyer, he wants the estate to pay those, despite a judge having decided he has to pay his own lawyer fees. The court wanted our reaction by next Wednesday, after that we have to wait until the final verdict, then my uncle's got three months to decide whether or not he wants to appeal (just starting that procedure will cost him €10000, plus a specialized lawyer). If my uncle doesn't want to take it any further things can be set into motion for the sale, although we fully expect my uncle to throw various tantrums and delays things. None of us can still believe what is happening. Though we're all cautious not to get too happy. So far it always ended in a disappointment.