 Claim against estate problem?
Hi all, hope this is the right place! A year on after my brothers tragic death, having dealt with as much as I can & getting grant of letters(no will)I am still fielding money issues. A man has tried to take me to court for money owing for a conservatory he built-just before my brothers death. I went to court to explain I am not the next of kin to inherit the estate and so it was dismissed, but the court informed him that he would have to find the right person first if he wanted to re apply. Since then, I have gone through banking/paperwork etc and found details of the conservatory in the form of planning, estimates etc and even lump sums of cash being taken out in stages (assume to pay man in stages?) to the sum of the claim. I believe my brother knew this man and so they worked out to pay cash for a cheaper job? There is no paperchase as in cheques or receipts or even invoices. Would a builder pay for such a large amount of work to be done himself and bill him at the end???I always thought its stage payments and a final payment? Anyway, the work never got totally finished, its extremely shabby and left as is now, but this builder has tried to claim again sending the court summons to my brothers partner! (not married) The small estate automatically goes to 4 daughters whom are minors, but they want to keep it. The summons was addressed to the partner with the wrong names and postcode-I suspect he hasnt again done his homework!! Is there anything I can do? Has he got rights? would there be a case? CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE!!! many thanks. | 
