M
McDonagh
Guest
I'm hoping for some advice on whether or not my grandfather needs to use a solicitor or needs to take out probate on my grandmother's will. I've read through many other threads on this site and looked up lots of websites but I'm still not certain what we need to do to sort this out for him. I've studied the Revenue site and Oasis (Citizen Information?) but it still isn't clear to me whether or not probate is required. Naturally enough we want to avoid, if at all possible, any added fees, delays or complications for our grandfather so we are hoping to avoid probate, solicitors, etc.
The details -
* My grandmother left everything to my grandfather in her will
* The will was looked at by a solicitor a few months ago and he said it was fine
* Their home is in joint names and almost all their accounts were joint accounts (in banks and building societies), except for two that have roughly 10k in each (sole accounts)
* My grandmother's SSIA matured recently - can that pass automatically to my grandfather or is this more complicated?
* No executor was named in the will/none has since been appointed
* There are no disputes over the will
Can we just deal with all this ourselves without appointing a solicitor or taking out probate?
Can one or more of us act as an administrator (ie because no executor was named) without having to take out probate? In other words, can we just deal with it ourselves?
We are not certain yet if our grandmother owed tax for the last year or two and will need to check that out. She was self-employed, with her own small business, and certainly paid tax until she was ill (about 18 months ago). Can that be done without taking out probate?
Any advice would be very welcome. Thank you.
The details -
* My grandmother left everything to my grandfather in her will
* The will was looked at by a solicitor a few months ago and he said it was fine
* Their home is in joint names and almost all their accounts were joint accounts (in banks and building societies), except for two that have roughly 10k in each (sole accounts)
* My grandmother's SSIA matured recently - can that pass automatically to my grandfather or is this more complicated?
* No executor was named in the will/none has since been appointed
* There are no disputes over the will
Can we just deal with all this ourselves without appointing a solicitor or taking out probate?
Can one or more of us act as an administrator (ie because no executor was named) without having to take out probate? In other words, can we just deal with it ourselves?
We are not certain yet if our grandmother owed tax for the last year or two and will need to check that out. She was self-employed, with her own small business, and certainly paid tax until she was ill (about 18 months ago). Can that be done without taking out probate?
Any advice would be very welcome. Thank you.