When someone dies their estate is left to be resolved by their friends or family. This could be someone who has been named in their will or perhaps someone who applies for a grant of probate to deal with their estate. Most of the time this passes through with no problems and once the probate…
When a person dies there needs to be someone else to take charge of their estate. This could be assets that are held in a bank or perhaps assets that are held within a pension or a life insurance company, which will then be paid out. In order for the person to take charge of…
If you die and you haven’t left a will then you will be classed as dying intestate. When you die intestate your estates will be divided as per the usual rules, with the majority going to your partner (so long as you are married or you are in a civil partnership) and the rest going…