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Administering Estates
When somebody dies it is important to make sure that the estate is administered efficiently and sympathetically. If the deceased has made a Will then this will give instructions as to how they wished the estate to be distributed. Otherwise the estate has to be administered and distributed according to intestacy laws.
We are able to offer advice and to administer the estate on your behalf in a sensitive, prompt and efficient manner. We can work with you to collect in the assets, apply for probate and distribute the estate.
Claims against the estate and challenges to Wills
In some matters sadly the deceased has failed to make proper provision for dependants and in some circumstances challenges can be made under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. In other circumstances the will itself might be capable of being challenged for example if there has been fraud or undue influence when the deceased made his will.
We have a Public Funding Franchise granted by the Legal Services Commission and therefore free advice in relation to these challenges is available for those qualifying.