Probate Solicitors: Making Your Loss Easier To Deal With
When you lose a loved one there are major emotional processes you will naturally go through in the grieving process
. We as solicitors cannot ease this directly but we can help lift the burden when it comes to probate so you can grieve in peace. Unfortunately there are complicated legal processes to go through regarding the right to deal with division of assets when your loved one passes on.
What is probate?
Probate is the process by which you are granted the right to deal with the assets of an individual who has passed away. When a Will has been left the executor, (the individual/individuals who ensure the assets get divided up correctly according to the Will,) is specified within the Will itself. You will almost always need to apply for 'a grant of probate'. Exceptions occur when an estate is valued at less than 5000 or the estate is all passing directly to a living spouse. You will also need to apply via probate if you are a close relative of the deceased and they have not left a Will behind, this is known as a 'grant of letters of administration.'
How Can A Specialist Probate Solicitor Help You?
Probate solicitors help you with the process of applications for a Grant of Probate or Grant of Letters of Administration to ease your mind at this difficult time. They can also help you out in terms of other aspects of dealing with the Will such as the deceased of the distribution of the estate to the beneficiaries. Specialist advice will also be given regarding the process you are going through. In many instances this will be an overwhelming time and you may not have been through this before and if you have you may not have been in the position of executor.
In some situation you may wish to relenquish some, if not all, of your powers as executor. In this situation a probate solicitor may also be able to help you.
9 times out of 10 the services of a probate solicitor will be required when a loved one passes on. Solicitors can make the whole process so much easier for you, with specialist knowledge about how to negotiate these complicated legal processes without you having to worry about the stress of the legal side of a loss. Probate solicitors will also be able to offer advice regarding inheritance tax and returns of inheritance tax.