1) Re finding out about the balance in his Thai bank acc, I would think that bellste is probably right in suggesting that the wife takes the marriage papers and death certificate to the bank.
2) You also need to find out if his Thai account was being topped up from (possibly) a UK or offshore bank into which his state pension and any private pensions (if applicable) he might have been entitled to, were being paid, since he may not have thought it wise to transfer all of his cash assets and pensions to Thailand. So, did he have UK/offshore accounts and would you be able to identify them?
3) If he was receiving a state pension, and the marriage was legal, she should be entitled to a bereavement payment of 2,000pds stg.
4) If she is between age 45-60 she may also be entitled to 52 weeks of bereavement benefit, the amount being dependent upon the number of NI payments he made and her age at the date of his death.
5) For items 3 & 4 she has to complete a 24 page Bereavement Claim Form available from The Pension Service, Tyneview Park, IPC BB, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98 1BA England. You can also email them or check their website.
6) This takes time and certain original documents, but she should eventually be issued with a NI number of her own.
7) If that all works as it should, she should then be entitled to a state pension of her own when she reaches age 66.
8) It's quite possible that he kept a UK/offshore bank account and that might be checked for you by the Pension Service if you are able to provide proof of your identity and provide his NI reference.
I know this does not help much re the local Thai bank acc, but it may help you to resolve what, if anything, remains in his UK/offshore account(s)
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My Father Died Without Leaving A Will
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1) Re finding out about the balance in his Thai bank acc, I would think that bellste is probably right in suggesting that the wife takes the marriage papers and death certificate to the bank.
2) You also need to find out if his Thai account was being topped up from (possibly) a UK or offshore bank into which his state pension and any private pensions (if applicable) he might have been entitled to, were being paid, since he may not have thought it wise to transfer all of his cash assets and pensions to Thailand. So, did he have UK/offshore accounts and would you be able to identify them?
3) If he was receiving a state pension, and the marriage was legal, she should be entitled to a bereavement payment of 2,000pds stg.
4) If she is between age 45-60 she may also be entitled to 52 weeks of bereavement benefit, the amount being dependent upon the number of NI payments he made and her age at the date of his death.
5) For items 3 & 4 she has to complete a 24 page Bereavement Claim Form available from The Pension Service, Tyneview Park, IPC BB, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98 1BA England. You can also email them or check their website.
6) This takes time and certain original documents, but she should eventually be issued with a NI number of her own.
7) If that all works as it should, she should then be entitled to a state pension of her own when she reaches age 66.
8) It's quite possible that he kept a UK/offshore bank account and that might be checked for you by the Pension Service if you are able to provide proof of your identity and provide his NI reference.
I know this does not help much re the local Thai bank acc, but it may help you to resolve what, if anything, remains in his UK/offshore account(s)