Do you wish to contest someone’s estate because you believe that their will was not valid?
There are a number of requirements before a will, whether formally prepared (for example, by a lawyer) or informally prepared (for example, by the deceased or a friend of the deceased) can be admitted to Probate, including that:
When some or all of the requirements are absent, a will may not necessarily be admitted to Probate as the last will and testament of the deceased.
Indeed there are many examples where a will, even if it appears to have been formally prepared and executed, may be deemed invalid provided the person making this allegation is able to prove that the document was not intended by the deceased to be their last will and testament.
Here are some examples of claims we have dealt with:
If you believe that the will of your loved one who has recently passed is not valid for any of the above reasons, or any reason at all, please contact us immediately as time limits apply.
If you are an interested party, for example a close personal relative of the deceased, we will be able to ask the executor for a copy of the will before the will is admitted to Probate.
We can also lodge a Caveat in the Probate Registry to stop the will being admitted to Probate unless and until certain conditions are satisfied.
Once a Caveat is lodged, we can make enquiries on your behalf concerning the circumstances in which the will was prepared and executed. Court proceedings may follow, or we can settle the matter without resorting to Court proceedings.
If the will is indeed invalid, then an earlier will may be admitted to Probate, or if there is no earlier or later will, the deceased may be deemed to have died intestate.
We are specialists in contested wills claims and have acted on both sides of such disputes:
This is a highly technical area of the law and we urge you to seek our advice immediately.
Do you wish to contest someone’s estate because you believe that their will was not valid?
There are a number of requirements before a will, whether formally prepared (for example, by a lawyer) or informally prepared (for example, by the deceased or a friend of the deceased) can be admitted to Probate, including that:
When some or all of the requirements are absent, a will may not necessarily be admitted to Probate as the last will and testament of the deceased.
Indeed there are many examples where a will, even if it appears to have been formally prepared and executed, may be deemed invalid provided the person making this allegation is able to prove that the document was not intended by the deceased to be their last will and testament.
Here are some examples of claims we have dealt with:
If you believe that the will of your loved one who has recently passed is not valid for any of the above reasons, or any reason at all, please contact us immediately as time limits apply.
If you are an interested party, for example a close personal relative of the deceased, we will be able to ask the executor for a copy of the will before the will is admitted to Probate.
We can also lodge a Caveat in the Probate Registry to stop the will being admitted to Probate unless and until certain conditions are satisfied.
Once a Caveat is lodged, we can make enquiries on your behalf concerning the circumstances in which the will was prepared and executed. Court proceedings may follow, or we can settle the matter without resorting to Court proceedings.
If the will is indeed invalid, then an earlier will may be admitted to Probate, or if there is no earlier or later will, the deceased may be deemed to have died intestate.
We are specialists in contested wills claims and have acted on both sides of such disputes:
This is a highly technical area of the law and we urge you to seek our advice immediately.
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