When an individual passes away, a number of decisions must be made with regards to the individual and their property. Estate administration is the process of obtaining legal authority to administer the estate, and ensuring the deceased wishes are carried out where possible.
If there is a will, the process can be relatively straight forward as the wishes of the deceased are set out in the will, in that instance, an application for probate needs to be made to the High Court. There are however situations when this process may not be required.
Where a person dies without making a will, he or she is said to have died intestate. In that instance, an application must be made by one of the persons named in the Administration Act, for Letters of Administration. The estate of a person who dies intestate is distributed in accordance with the order set out in the Administration Act.
Probate and Letters of Administration are simply court stamped documents authorising the person(s) named in those documents to act on behalf of the deceased.
Our services include the following:
- Estate Administration
- Probate Applications
- Letters of Administration
- Transmission
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