I wonder if anyone can help or point me in the right direction.
David James Bowns born 26 Oct 1936 Salisbury Wiltshire and died 6 Nov 2016 Alvor Faro Portugal I would like to be able to see his will or what ever it is called in Portugal.
Robert
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20-09-2019, 2:07 PM #1
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David James Bowns Will
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20-09-2019, 2:50 PM #2
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Using a earch engine for "obtaining copy of a Portuguese will" didn't bring up a definitive answer though I did find that there are 'open wills' and 'closed wills'. Whether that affects your ability to get a copy of the will I, again, don't know.
I would suggest you either contact the Portuguese Embassy in London or the British Enbassy in Lisbon.
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20-09-2019, 4:29 PM #3
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Just because he died in Portugal does not mean that his estate was probate there.
For instance if he was a UK Resident then it would have been probate in the UK.
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20-09-2019, 5:58 PM #4
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I did check the UK Probate Calendar but no David Bowns, 2016 onwards.
Must admit that I made (the sometimes fatal!) mistake of assuming that David was resident in Portugal when he died. Reading a little bit about Portuguese wills means that if you have assets in Portugal inheriting isn't as straight-forward as in the UK.
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21-09-2019, 2:06 PM #5
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Yes David bowns did live in Alvor Portugal for at least 20 years prior to his death in 2016, he had retire at the age of 59, he bulit a house in Monchique Portugal (excuse spelling) and sold that to live in Alvor, any ideas would be most welcome.
Robert
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21-09-2019, 5:01 PM #6
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22-09-2019, 1:03 PM #7
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Yes Pam, thank you very much, will try what you have suggested.
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