Explaining probate actions: which one is right for you?

Disappointed beneficiaries often find themselves navigating a complex web of potential probate claims against an estate. Some of the most common probate claims involve challenging testamentary capacity, asserting undue influence, bringing a proprietary estoppel claim or pursuing various trust-based claims. Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”) are often... Read more »

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Half a house – A warning for Executors and Attorneys

Close by where I live there was a fire in a 1930s style semi detached house about two years ago. It was very sad; the elderly married couple who lived there were both great hoarders of paper and so the fire spread rapidly. The property was razed to the ground and they both perished.  It... Read more »

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