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I am a beneficiary to my mother's estate. There are two executors. There was a will made and a few years later a home made Codicil. The Codicil was drawn up by Executor A without the knowledge of Executor B at the time. Now Executor A has reserved the rights of Executor B and has looked for the grant of probate.
The probate officer has rejected the grant of probate as there is a doubt as to the validity of the Codicil. He/She has referred the matter to the probate court. The solicitor for the estate, who also acts for Executor A, has hired a barrister to draw up papers and submit them to the court.
What are these papers? How does the Probate court work? Is it done remotely? Has Executor B any input in this process, as his rights have been reserved?
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Also another related question on the same case:
In time, I am thinking of issuing a Caveat so I have time to check various financial matters that cause me concern regarding the estate.
My questions are:
Do I need to issue a Caveat at all. Has a beneficiary got six months to ask questions after the grant of probate is granted ?
If I have to issue the Caveat, does it have to be done before the grant of probate is granted or do I wait until afterwards ?
Thanks for reading
I am a beneficiary to my mother's estate. There are two executors. There was a will made and a few years later a home made Codicil. The Codicil was drawn up by Executor A without the knowledge of Executor B at the time. Now Executor A has reserved the rights of Executor B and has looked for the grant of probate.
The probate officer has rejected the grant of probate as there is a doubt as to the validity of the Codicil. He/She has referred the matter to the probate court. The solicitor for the estate, who also acts for Executor A, has hired a barrister to draw up papers and submit them to the court.
What are these papers? How does the Probate court work? Is it done remotely? Has Executor B any input in this process, as his rights have been reserved?
,
Also another related question on the same case:
In time, I am thinking of issuing a Caveat so I have time to check various financial matters that cause me concern regarding the estate.
My questions are:
Do I need to issue a Caveat at all. Has a beneficiary got six months to ask questions after the grant of probate is granted ?
If I have to issue the Caveat, does it have to be done before the grant of probate is granted or do I wait until afterwards ?
Thanks for reading
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