Wills & Probate

We advise everybody to have a will, no matter how little or how much a person owns, they may have to make a will if they want their possessions to go to the people they wish them to go to. It is imperative, in particular minor children, would have a will as when making a will you will need to choose an executor who is the person for ensuring that the directions in the will are followed. If there are minor children who are beneficiaries you will require at least two trustees who will look after any benefit given to the children until they are eighteen or older depending on what you say in your will.

A will change be changed at any time. When a person dies leaving a will the executor extracts a Grant of Probate, where no will is in place letters of administration are granted. It is only with letters of administration or a grant of probate that another person can deal with the deceased’s estate.

An executor has twelve months from the date of death to administer the estate and if matters have not been completed by those time, other beneficiaries can query why that would be the case and can also make an application to court if they believe it necessary to administer the estate themselves.