Lighthouse
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My father died last autumn following a fall at home. We were advised that there will have to be an inquest which will take at least 15 months I reckon. We were given an interim death certificate. I contacted the probate office and was advised that for the purposes of obtaining probate an interim death certificate is sufficient. I then contacted the relevant dept in the Revenue and was given the same advice. The solicitor who has my father's will had told us last November that we needed a final death certificate which will not be available till after the inquest. The will is pretty straightforward in that the family home (which was my father's only asset) is to be sold and the proceeds divided among his children. My mother died a number of years ago. Has our solictor given us poor advice?