Subjects:

Wills and Probate

Contents:

Basic Information

First Steps: Pre-grant Preparation including: Action upon Receiving Instructions

Ascertaining the Estate for the Grant

and Payment of Death Duties and Court Fees

Application for a Grant of Representation including: Where to Apply for a Grant

Papers Required

The Oath

Foreign Domicile

and Non-Contentious Probate Fees

Disputes and Impediments to the Making of a Grant including: Caveats (r 44)

Standing Search

and Issuing a Summons

Administration of the Estate Including: Priority for Debts and Liabilities

Registration and Distribution

and Trust Arrangements

Forms including: Affidavit of Due Execution

Affidavit of Search for a Will

Renunciation of Probate

Bill of Costs

Assent of Freehold Property

and Inland Revenue Accounts

Answers to Common Problems..

This book is an excellent source of practical information relating to the powers,rights and duties of personal representatives responsible for handling an estate. It adopts a problem-solving approach and takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of obtaining a grant of probate, giving guidance on all the administrative aspects concerned, including: providing the will; payment of inheritance tax; distribution of the estate; and paying out assets and debts. The book provides useful examples, flowcharts, specimen forms and precedents, as well as a comprehensive glossary of terms