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Drafting wills and administering estates
Contains will precedents, IHT returns and probate precedents. Contentious trusts and estates covers the disputes that can frequently arise.
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Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/911, Sch 1Land...
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If an executor lives abroad and does not wish to renounce their appointment, does the original will have to be sent to them or is it possible for them to sign a certified copy?
An executor named in a Will cannot be found and is thought to have died. What steps can be taken to locate them or to ascertain whether they are in fact dead?
Does interest accrued on pecuniary legacies during the administration of an estate count towards the nil rate band allowance in a discretionary trust?
Fees—Wills & Probate
Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/911, Sch 1Land...
Associated legal terms
Grant of Representation
A document issued by the court to prove the legal authority of the person entrusted to deal with a deceased person's estate (called the personal representative). If there is a Will appointing a personal representative, that individual is called the executor/executrix. The executor will obtain a grant of representation called the grant of probate.
Inheritance tax
Inheritance Tax is paid on an estate when somebody dies or when trusts or gifts are made during someone's lifetime.
Statutory will
A will ordered to be executed by the Court of Protection in respect of a patient who lacks testamentary capacity.
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