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What is probate and how long does it take?

Probate
What is probate? Probate is the legal process of validating a deceased person’s will after they have passed away. A grant of Probate made by the Supreme Court allows the Executor to administer the estate.…

Using A Lawyer to Obtain Probate

Probate
Why should I engage a lawyer to obtain Probate? Many people wish to avoid the legal costs of engaging a lawyer to obtain Probate and administering an Estate. Whilst this…

Professional Person Executor

Probate
Appointing a Professional Person as Executor If you appoint a Professional Person as your Executor it is important to ensure that you include a clause that allows them to be…
Getting Your Legal Affairs In Order

Can I Do an At Home Will?

Wills
Can’t I just do a one page or online will? Everything is simple! Clients will often say to us “but can’t I just do a simple at-home will?” The answer…

Paying Funeral Invoices

Deceased Estate
Should I pay the funeral invoices? A common misunderstanding is that the Funeral Invoice needs to be paid by the Executor and refunded by the estate. However, most of the…