Probate services - what did you do and how did you find an appropriate service

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mids2019 · 25/06/2024 17:11

I have just finished a call with co op legal services which felt like a hard sell of rather expensive/legal services. It did give me thought for this matter but how did you all approach this?

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radio4everyday · 08/07/2024 16:28

Just finishing dealing with co op. They have been unreliable rubbish. Steer clear.

Mepop · 08/07/2024 16:32

Mepop · 08/07/2024 16:27

Coming to this late, so you have probably decided what to do. My Dad died unexpectedly, my mother had died a few years before. Myself and my sibling agreed to obtain probate ourselves but I ended up doing all the work and my sibling refused to help. I just found it too much. I live hours away from where my father lived and had to go through his house alone, travel there to get the house valued. Do it all utterly alone whilst grieving and arranging the funeral. I think I was in shock about his death too and I got sick with a couple illnesses, one which lasted months. I ended up hiring a solicitor to help. Expensive but worth it if it is complicated estate.

I should add I did not go with co-op. I did call them but decided against it. I found a local solicitor (local to my Dad) who did not work for a big firm.

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