ISBN : 9780198806950
Wills, Probate and Estates sets out best practice and procedure in the area of wills, trusts, probate and the administration of estates. The manual provides accessible, practical and thorough coverage of this key topic, including example precedents, and fully explains the legal background to procedures.
1 Introduction to will drafting
2 Basic elements of a will and mutual wills
3 The legal personal representative
4 Will drafting - the rights of spouses/civil partners, cohabitants and children
5 Instructions, attendance, and execution
6 Introduction to administration of estates
7 Introduction to probate practice
8 Extracting a grant of administration with will annexed
9 Extracting a grant of administration intestate
10 Second and subsequent grants (de bonis non grants)
11 Non-contentious applications (either to the Probate Officer or to the Court)
12 Administration after the grant has issued
13 Beneficiaries including: spouses/civil partners, cohabitants, and children of the deceased
14 Obligations, duties, and claims on the estate
15 Distributing the estates, vesting of property, and finalising matters
