Specialist Teams:
Wills and Probate
Apart from the sad loss of the deceased, death often
brings a variety of financial problems; and sometimes an unexpected,
unpleasant surprise which may cause great distress and upset within the
family. Whether your problem, as personal representative, beneficiary
or family member, is:
- the correct interpretation of a clause in a Will;
- lack of testamentary capacity;
- fraud, forgery or undue influence;
- want of knowledge and approval;
- disputes with residuary beneficiaries (e.g.
charities);
- variation of the will trusts;
- questions arising in the administration of the estate;
- identification of the deceased's assets whether
subject to a trust or otherwise;
- obtaining the court's approval to the winding up of
Lloyds members' estates;
- challenging the reasonableness of provision made by
Will or upon intestacy under the Inheritance (Provision for Family
& Dependants) Act 1975;
we can provide a detached, analytical but sympathetic
assessment of the issues and advise on the best available remedies,
including negotiating with other family members, the drafting of
proceedings and representation in the Chancery or Family Divisions or
(if appropriate) in the local County Court.
Useful
websites
http://www.actaps.com/draft.cfm
- Practice Guidance for the Resolution of Probate and Trust Disputes
published by the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate
Specialists ("The ACTAPS Code") and Preliminary Note
http://www2.bailii.org/
- British & irish Legal Information Institute; for free access
to
caselaw, etc in the UK, Ireland and many other common law jurisdictions
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