Wills & Estates - Drafting Your Will, or Fighting For Your Inheritance?
Your Last Will and Testament
Without a properly drafted will, your loved ones may suffer immense difficulty and expense sorting out your affairs after you die.
There are a lot of cheap will options available. Post office will kits and template wills from most law firms are cheap options, but offer very little protection.
We have extensive experience in all areas of estate law, including complex Court proceedings fighting for estates worth millions. Unlike other cheap will options, we provide you with a face-to-face meeting with an experienced solicitor who will give you comprehensive estate planning advice. We will discus your specific financial and family circumstances with you, and draft your will to suit.
While we offer competitive fixed-fee wills, we can also assist you with more complex estate management solutions including testamentary trusts.
If you have a specific estate administration question you can arrange a free telephone consult with an experience estate lawyers, or click here to find our useful articles about wills and estate matters.
Probate and Estate Administration
If you have recently lost a loved one, have been named as an executor in a will, or just need advice on what the next steps should be, we can help you.
We offer a range of services including acting for you and guiding you through the formal probate application process, or just giving you advice as to whether probate is really needed.
In circumstances where the deceased had minimal savings, or just their home, and had a properly drafted will, probate may not be necessary. We can work with you to identify and navigate the most cost effective pathway to manage the estate.
If you are the executor of a will, and you believe someone is going to challenge the will, you will need expert legal advice to successfully defend your interests and the estate against claims by excluded family members
Estate Litigation
If you have been unfairly excluded from a will, or believe someone has manipulated the person making the will, we can give you advice about the process you need to follow to make a claim against the estate. We have extensive experience acting for people in your situation, and have successfully challenged wills that exclude children, step-children, spouses, and ex-spouses.
It is important that you get advice about your rights very quickly, because strict time limits apply to estate administration matters and executors and other beneficiaries can put assets beyond the reach of the court if claimants don’t act quickly enough.
Contact us as soon as possible to arrange a no-obligation, fixed fee consult with an experienced estate lawyer, to find out your rights.