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Hi. I have sent you a private email on the Angloinfo forum. Regards. Anne

Hi. Have just been alerted to this post by a friend in France. We, like pancake are in Australia and just about to arrange our shipping container. The idea of sending via the UK was mentioned to us by someone else but when we asked the shipping people they didn't think it a good idea so we didn't persue it. Having read this post it would seem that it can be a better way to do it, so shall have another word tomorrow with the company. They will be here next week to start the packing Mon, Tue, and Wed. and the move will take place on Thu. That is of course providing all is still OK with the sale of house. If pancake is still in Australia and reading this could you let me know who you used and from which state please. We are in Tasmania and looking to use Wridgways who seem the best by far from the the other's that have been to quote. Anyone else done this...sent via UK? any problems? Thanks. Anne

Hi Teamedup. Thank you for taking the time to reply to my posting. I have to say I quite often think my letters are invisible to anyone but myself, as from time to time I have posted on different Forums but rarely get a reply. The suggestion which you make about buying only in my name was the one we had more or less decided on, but then I read a posting at the start of this topic which seems to say that is possibly not an option. We have absolutley no worries about my Daughter ever "evicting" her Father or making any claims on him etc. All we want is for her to Inherit what is her's after we have both left this world. It really seems barbaric to say that a child has no legal right simply because they are not a blood relative, and to say that her Uncle could have more right to our property than she would is very hard to grasp. We understand, and fully intend to get "good" legal advise when we arrive in England/France. Already I have corresponded with a number of Legal firms via the internet, the frightening part is that we get different advice from each. I, like many other people who are concerned about this problem would I'm sure really like someone who has actualy experienced the situation to post a reply.  Surley there are people on the Forum who have been in our situation, and sadly lost a partner,  it is their feedback that I would like to hear, what happened after as far as the step-child? Thank you for your time. Anne 

Hi Coco. Having just read all the postings on this topic I/we are more confused than ever. At present we are still in Australia our house is sold and we should leave for France in the next 2 months. Our problem is the same as your's. I have a daughter by my first marriage and we are very concerned about protecting her inheritance. My Husband of 28 years has brought my daughter up as his own child since she was three, she is now 34. He unfortunatley did not legally adopt her, simply had her name changed (this was on advice at the time) Of course now, according to French Law our daughter has virtually no legal rights. Adopting her is no longer an option we have been advised.  Have you found out anything that might help? The idea of her possibly finishing up with nothing is not something we want to think about. We had decided to put any property in France just in my name, but from something I have read on this Forum it seems that's not an option. It is a real worry for us as we badly want to go to France but the implications are very real and everybody seems to have been told different things making it very difficult to judge what's right. Hopefully we can get some encouraging answers as we have to start making definate plans. Regards. Anne::