Successful challenge of multiple and foreign wills
The Deceased passed away leaving an English will and 4 previous foreign wills, all made in the space of less than a year.
Thomson Snell & Passmore assists with removal of a caveat to allow administration of the estate to begin
Our client was one of 12 beneficiaries of their late father’s £600,000 estate, the administration of which (including the sale of a property) was prevented by a surprise caveat lodged by another beneficiary.
Polish and UK Assets but only a Polish Will: A Simplified Process
A further case study demonstrating how we can assist with the estate of a deceased person with Polish domicile and assets in the UK.
“Making a valid will may be trickier than one thinks”
Our client was the half-brother of the Deceased and closest living relative. He believed his half-brother died without leaving a valid will, thus making him the only beneficiary of the estate under the intestacy rules.
When the relationship between co-executors breaks down
Our client was appointed as his mother’s executor along with another family member. The relationship between the executors had quickly become unworkable.
Security for executor of an estate threatened by future claim
A claim was threatened against the deceased’s estate and as the executor, our client was therefore reluctant to make any distributions.
Executor fights claim against siblings who ignored Will
Our client had been appointed as the sole executor and a major beneficiary under her mother’s last Will.
Challenging the validity of multiple wills for a person who lacks capacity
We acted for the son of a deceased whose mother had made 12 wills.
Probate dispute
We acted for the adult children of their deceased mother in a claim against her estate brought by their step-father.
