A Practitioner’s Guide to Probate and the Administration of Estates (Wildy Practitioner Guide Series) - Hardcover

Biggs, Keith; Edward, Samantha

 
9780854902361: A Practitioner’s Guide to Probate and the Administration of Estates (Wildy Practitioner Guide Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0854902368 ISBN 13: 9780854902361
Publisher: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

The fourth edition of A Practitioner’s Guide to Probate and the Administration of Estates is a practical and comprehensive guide to all forms of non-contentious probate applications, completion of Inheritance Tax Accounts and the administration of estates. The book is packed with hints and tips and an accompanying CD-ROM contains a comprehensive set of precedent forms, enabling practitioners to adapt precedents for their own use. The authors provide careful explanations of every step in the procedure for winding up the estate of a deceased person, from taking initial instructions to the final distribution of the estate and closing the file. The book opens with advice on meeting the client and taking proper instructions; moving on to tracking down the assets and liabilities which comprise the estate; completing inheritance tax forms and obtaining any available reliefs and allowances; questions concerning wills and intestacies; applying to the probate registries; discretionary orders; obtaining grants of representation; collecting in the paying debts and liabilities; identifying the beneficiaries and paying the legacies; finalising the tax situation; and distributing the residue of the estate. This new edition has been completely revised with practice and procedure brought up-to-date,

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About the Authors

Keith is a former District Probate Registrar with over 40 years’ experience in probate and the registries and has a wealth of experience in probate applications, tax ramifications and the administration of estates. He is currently a probate consultant and lecturer in the field of non-contentious probate.

Samantha studied English language and literature at Oxford University followed by law at Northumbria University and is currently a solicitor at EMG Solicitors Limited, Durham where she specialises in private client work.

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Publisher
Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0854902368
ISBN 13 
9780854902361
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
4
Number of pages
600