Probate, Wills, Trusts And Lasting Powers Of Attorney Articles
A lawyer from the Midlands has helped a man to uphold his right to inherit under the will of his partner, the ecologist Elizabeth Walker, following a legal challenge by her daughters...
Families with holiday homes in Europe have been advised to update their Wills following a change to EU succession laws, which now make it easier for British families to bypass prescriptive inheritance laws in countries such as France and Spain...
Leicestershire law firm Lawson-West has received dozens of calls from HSBC customers who are worried about their Wills following the bank’s decision to pull out of probate services...
The worry of what will happen to your children when you pass away is something that concerns most parents. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that your children will be looked after by someone they are close to or indeed who you can trust when you pass away...
In a recent case heard at York Crown Court, a woman stole her sister's £50,000 inheritance by moving money out of their mother's bank account over a period of six years before she died. She is currently waiting to be sentenced for theft, and has been ordered to repay the money within six months...
The widely publicised case of a disinherited woman who successfully contested her mother’s will has led more people to check their own wills, reports a Leicestershire law firm...
One of the most frustrating moments as a probate lawyer is receiving a letter from the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) requesting a schedule of assets and liabilities as they are investigating payments made to the deceased. Often this process is drawn out and incredibly time consuming for all involved...
The well- known rule of forfeiture states that if you are responsible for the murder or manslaughter of a person, you cannot benefit from their estate...