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How long does an executor have to finalise the estate and how do I remove/replace an executor or administrator? Generally, personal representatives (executors or administrators) are allowed 12 mont...

Where executors are not administering an estate, it is possible to issue a citation to encourage action to be taken. There are three types of citation, which are as follows: Citation to accept or r...

Usually, a copy of a Will would be kept with the person’s important papers. If you cannot find a copy, then contacting the law firm that acted for the deceased is the best starting point. This may b...

The Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 (“the Act”) allows certain categories of people (including spouses, children, some cohabitants, and those being financially maintai...

If you have entered a caveat and are served with a warning, you must act quickly. You have 14 days (including the day you were served) to enter an appearance.  If you do nothing, your caveat will be...

If you are applying for a Grant of Probate of someone’s estate and are notified that a caveat has been registered over the estate, you may wish to issue a warning at the Probate Registry.  You can...

Https://youtu.be/QmPPTK25h9k To round up our series Understanding Inheritance Claims, partner Oliver Jackson and solicitor Tom Dickinson answered questions the team are frequently asked surrounding...

In today’s blog instalment of Understanding Inheritance Claims Tom Dickinson outlines the claim an individual, who’s partner died while they were unmarried/not in a civil partnership, could make u...