Advice re Probate

[pauln90]

My mother died recently and I have found a copy of her will in which she names me and my two sisters as executors and beneficiaries. Her estate comprises of three bank accounts, no property involved as we have already had to sell that to meet care home fees.

Am I right in assuming that if I obtain the original will from the solicitor and submit the forms ,from the Gov.uk website, I can obtain probate without resorting to using a solicitor.

Are there any problems I could encounter.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Paul

[factor-fiction]

Yes you can do it without a solicitor. It should be straightforward. Good luck

[woofgang]

problems? dont know, depends what comes out of the woodwork as you go. Yes you can do the paperwork yourself.

[factor-fiction]

If the amount is below the threshold you may not need probate. See the gov.uk site for full details

[dzug2]

There could be a problem if the solicitor is also named as executor in the will - he might not be willing to give up his fee.

The way you describe it he isn't though

[woofgang]

factor, you are correct in stating that probate may not be needed, however some form of official agreement that the estate doesn't owe money to the government, and that it can be distributed, always has to be obtained.

I an always a bit wary of saying "probate is not (or may not be needed) as the enquirer might interpret this as being able to go ahead and distribute the estate without doing the admin that is needed.

.....not in this case of course as you posted the link but I do think that its needlessly confusing to call the process "probate" if the estate exceeds a certain amount and something else if the amount is lower.

[woofgang]

oop you didn't post the link

https://www.gov.uk/wi...-inheritance/overview

interesting, they seem to call it probate regardless of the value

[woofgang]

.....and then they call it a grant of representation.....

[Peter Pedant]

It is straightforward

I did the probate for my late mother
and had no probs

and you save a bomb