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Do you remember the recent case in the news of two stepsisters fighting over their inheritance?  Tragically, when Mr and Mrs Scarle died, their bodies were not discovered for several days.  When they were found, it was not clear who had died first. This became an issue when their estates were being dealt with, and […]

Home Visits & Priority Service We want every client to feel valued by us.  That’s tricky if it would be a struggle for you to come in to our office to meet us!  So we offer you the opportunity to meet with us at the time and place which suits you best. Perhaps you or

Find out more about/join the Organ Donor Register Pre-paid funeral plan provider, Rest Assured Funeral Plans, have partnered with the NHS in a pilot scheme to increase membership of the Organ Donor Register. Customers of Rest Assured have the opportunity to add their names to the NHS Blood and Transplant Organ Donor Register whilst setting

The person appointed to administer the estate when someone dies is either determined by their Will (in which Executors are appointed) or by next of kin.  There may be one or more persons involved in this process and they are known as the Personal Representatives (PRs) of the Estate. Part of their role is to

Families – can’t live with them, can’t live without them!? The season of goodwill isn’t guaranteed to bring happiness and joy for everyone. Some are enduring a first, or another, Christmas without a loved one. Others are spending Christmas with family they don’t see often. Perhaps you’re facing a festive season which you know to

The detail of administering an estate… …the little things become the big things! How my late dad’s impounded blue Skoda became a proxy for my grief. Alex Clark, The Guardian Opinion, 29 June 2019 It’s really common, isn’t it, for something small to bring upset and sorrow when someone has passed away. Mundane administration may

In a dispute about funeral arrangements, who has the final say? Even in the closest of families, disagreement or confusion might arise at a time of grief.  There is always one person with legal responsibility for arranging the funeral, and they have the final say. Some people detail funeral arrangements in their Will, so that

What is an Executor & what do they do? When you die, the Executor you have named in your Will is responsible for sorting out your funeral, your paperwork, your finances, and anything else that needs to be dealt with. Usually the job involves registering your death, gathering together all your property and posessions, informing

You can choose someone else to speak for you if you’re no longer able to do so. This could be because you are unconscious or because you don’t have the ability to speak or understand your own mind for some other reason. To do this, you register a Lasting Power of Attorney.  This gives the