Even in death, there are laws…and taxes!
So you need someone experienced on your side to do all the heavy lifting.
It’s never easy when you lose a loved one. It’s a traumatic and emotional event. And managing all the administrative, financial and legal issues involved in the Estate can be stressful…and even complex.
Even in death, there are laws you must comply with. There is a right way and a wrong way. Get it wrong and you can be held personally liable. You want the right support to ensure you do it right. You want compassionate guidance from people who care. You want expertise from people who know. And that means having smart lawyers to support you … lawyers who help you stay on the right side of the law. But above all, lawyers who give you peace of mind… and the comfort of knowing your loved one’s estate is in safe hands.
Because we know that trying to manage and administer probate at a time of personal loss can be difficult. We know that it can be a lengthy, complex and technical process. We also know that it’s important to get it right.
We know all this because we have been trusted by families to help them avoid all of these issues, sparing them from untold amounts of stress…
We do all the heavy lifting. We’re with you from beginning to end: from applying for probate and filing the right paperwork to taking care of taxes and Estate distribution.
A Grant of Probate is required when someone dies and has left a will. The person (or persons) named as the executor in the will has responsibility to apply for the grant of probate and to carry out the terms of the will.
Sometimes, unfortunately, people do not make a Will even when they should. A person who dies without making a Will dies intestate and there are statutory rules governing intestacy.
The nearest next-of-kin is entitled to take out a Grant of Administration to the Estate, which entitles them to manage the assets of the deceased and administer the Estate.
Very few Estates can really be described as simple to administer. Any Executor or Administrator takes on full PERSONAL legal and financial responsibility for the entire Estate Administration.
This means that if something goes wrong you will have to personally pay for any errors, incorrect accounting or distributions to the incorrect persons, now and in the future.
Advice on probate matters when you need it and how you need it.
We’ve just touched the surface on all the legal stuff involved in a probate.
