A Practical Guide to Administering Estates and Obtaining Probate in England & Wales

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A Practical Guide to Administering Estates and Obtaining Probate in England & Wales

By Stephanie Christie-Carmichael
Law Brief Publishing March 2023

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781912687244
Publisher
Law Brief Publishing
Publication
March 2023
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book is designed to provide trainee solicitors, general practitioners and solicitors who don’t normally deal with estates a guide to dealing with the practical and effective administration of estates in England & Wales. It covers the main issues that the practitioner/Executor is likely to come up against when dealing with an estate. It also aims to highlight opportunities to add value to the Executors and beneficiaries and create further business opportunities for the practice.

Table of Contents

Chapter One – Preliminary Matters
Chapter Two – Intestate Estates
Chapter Three – Testate Estates
Chapter Four – Commorientes Rule
Chapter Five – Commencing the Administration of the Estate
Chapter Six – Protecting the Executors
Chapter Seven – Initial Investigations
Chapter Eight – Assets Written in Trust
Chapter Nine – Types of Grant
Chapter Ten – Settled Land
Chapter Eleven – Applying for the Grant
Chapter Twelve – Stopping a Grant
Chapter Thirteen – Knowing When a Grant Has Been Made
Chapter Fourteen – Problem Executors
Chapter Fifteen – Ingathering Assets
Chapter Sixteen – Payment of Debts & Expenses, Distribution & Discharge
Chapter Seventeen – Varying the Terms of an Estate
Chapter Eighteen – Inheritance Tax
Chapter Nineteen – Income Tax
Chapter Twenty – Capital Gains Tax
Chapter Twenty-One – Contesting Estates
Chapter Twenty-Two – Business Development Opportunities
Chapter Twenty-Three – Useful Addresses and Contact Details
Chapter Twenty-Four – Further Reading
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