Probate

As well as naming the people who are to receive money from your estate, a Will can make various appointments, including those of Executor and Trustee. When you make a Will you need to consider who you would like to administer your estate and be responsible for any money that is to be held in […]

A large proportion of same sex couples are neither married nor in a civil partnership, which can have implications when it comes to inheritance matters. While the law treats everyone the same when it comes to Wills and probate, there are several considerations to take into account if you are in a relationship but are […]

After someone dies, their assets need to be collected in and distributed to their beneficiaries. We look at the deadlines for completing this work. The person who deals with the administration of an estate is known as the executor or, where there was no Will, the administrator. It is their job to value the estate, […]

When the owner of a business dies,  probate can be lengthy and complicated as their business assets have to be valued and transferred. Whether business assets are sold or transferred depends on the way in which the business was owned and operated as well as the wishes of the deceased. The estate’s executor or administrator […]

There are many decisions to be made at a time when people may be feeling overwhelmed and fraught. It is not uncommon for executors to fall out during this time, which is the last thing the deceased would have wanted. People may feel that the other executor(s) are not acting in the most beneficial way, […]

On some occasions it may be possible to deal with someone’s estate without needing to apply for probate. When someone dies, the person named as executor in their Will is responsible for collecting in, valuing and distributing their assets. Whether or not that person needs to apply for probate depends on the value of the […]