Probate and Estate Administration
Probate
The death of a family member is clearly a stressful and emotional time for those left behind. If you have been appointed as the executor of a will you have a responsibility to ensure that the estate is administered in accordance with the terms of the will and that all appropriate taxes have been paid. We at JMW have a dedicated professional team experienced in taking the weight off your shoulders and sorting out and guiding you through the process from obtaining a grant of representation to the preparation of inheritance tax accounts and advising the beneficiaries.
Intestacy
Seven out of ten people die without making a will. If you die without a will then this is known as “intestacy”. It is always strongly advisable for many reasons to make a will. If you have a relative or partner who has died without making a will then their estate will be divided according to statutory rules rather than in accordance with their own wishes. Our dedicated team can help you deal with administering intestacy, guiding you through the legal and practical difficulties which inevitably arise.
Deed of Variation
If you have benefited from a will or intestacy in the last 2 years and you wish to re-direct all or part of you inheritance, perhaps for tax saving reasons, then we can help you to re-write the will or intestacy by preparing a document known as a Deed of Variation. Not only will this ensure that property finds its way to where you want it to go but you don’t need to worry about a personal tax liability as, so far as the Revenue are concerned, disposals made by way of a properly drawn deed of variation are deemed to made by the deceased and not by you.
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