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Do I need a Grant of Probate?

When someone dies, we are often asked the questions: “What is a Grant of Probate and do I need one?”  The official terminology for a Grant of Probate is that it is a Grant of Probate of a Will, with the Latin word ‘probate’ meaning “to test or prove”. ...
New year, no Will?

New year, no Will?

Happy New Year! At this time we welcome in the New Year, by raising a glass and singing the traditional “Auld Lang Syne”. But how many of us understand what this old Scottish poem by Robert Burns is about? “Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?...
What is Proprietary Estoppel?

What is Proprietary Estoppel?

What is proprietary estoppel?  Proprietary estoppel is a legal claim that can be brought when a landowner has made a promise to transfer its land to someone else and later retracts that promise.   Example of proprietary estoppel  This can occur...
Statutory Legacy Increase 2023

Statutory Legacy Increase 2023

What is Intestacy and the Statutory Legacy? Where an individual passes away without leaving a will, they are known as dying “intestate”. Dying intestate results in a deceased’s persons estate passing in accordance with certain rules, those being the intestacy rules...
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