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Post death variations
When someone benefits from a deceased person’s estate under a will or intestacy, or as the surviving owner of a jointly owned asset, they may wish to redirect the inheritance to others. There are considerable tax advantages if this type of gift is made by a qualifying deed of variation.
Our team works closely with our Wills, Estate & Tax Planning team to ensure that any estates that might benefit from a deed of variation are able to take advantage.
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How we can help
Let our highly experienced Probate and Will, Trust & Estate Disputes teams help minimise the stress for you at a difficult time. We offer a wide range of options, depending on how much support you need.
As one of the largest teams of probate and contentious probate lawyers in Kent and the South East, we have a vast depth and breadth of experience and combine sensitivity with a practical approach to dealing with even the most complicated of issues. Our award winning team specialises in administering complex, high and ultra-high net worth estates, as well as estates with agricultural and business assets.
If problems arise, our highly regarded Will, Trust & Estate Disputes lawyers help resolve issues as quickly and cost effectively as possible. We can also draw on expertise from our Wills, Estate & Tax Planning, Tax Management and Residential Property & Conveyancing teams as needed.
Our probate experts also have a great deal of experience in working on international estates and the complexities involved here and have a trusted network of overseas lawyers we work with regularly.
We also have specific expertise in dealing with unusual assets and holding structures. In addition, our team can assist with heritage assets and reliefs, conditional exemption and offers in lieu of tax.
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We understand what it means to lose someone and that each estate is unique. This is why we offer a bespoke service, delivering support tailored to your individual needs at this difficult time.
- Full estate administration: We will deal with each aspect of the probate process, so you are not burdened with the responsibility
- Executor support service: You choose which parts of the process you want to carry out yourself and which parts you would like to hand over to our probate experts
- Grant-only service: We apply for the Grant of Representation on your behalf, enabling you to do the rest of the work yourself
- Independent Administration: A service for estates where those involved in administering an estate feel that they can go no further with the process and require an Independent Administrator to be appointed to resolve the issue.
Our probate questionnaire can help identify the type of help you may need.
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