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HAS ANYONE BEEN THROUGH PROBATE?

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snowkitten · 14/04/2010 15:33

dh passed away on Good Friday. He left no will and so I am having to go through Probate. I am finding it so utterly bewildering. What was the cost for you and how long did it take?

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cestlavielife · 14/04/2010 15:51

no advice on probate but thinking of you and hope you getting thru all this ok and have support from other family/friends...

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said · 14/04/2010 16:08

Really sorry for your loss. The cost is, I think, often a proportion of the estate. How long it takes is dependent on how straightforward the estate is. We had a house to sell so from death to close of the estate took about 8 months.

ClematisMontana · 14/04/2010 16:19

Sorry to hear your very sad news.

If his estate is relatively simple, I'm sure you can do this yourself (if you really want to, do you?) If his estate is complex, I would urge you to appoint a solicitor as valuing for probate can be complex (I'm thinking of the quarter up rule for valuing shares for example). The cost of the grant of probate will come from his estate so perhaps this is a sensible thing to do. But both are complicated by his intestacy.

You need to contact a firm of local solicitors and ask if they can deal with intestate probate.

Very best of luck. x

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snowkitten · 14/04/2010 20:12

stioll utterly confused! To have to manage this on top of everything else is toooo much

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prh47bridge · 14/04/2010 20:49

Sorry for your loss. I'm sure this is a very difficult time for you.

As your dh was intestate, you can apply to the Probate Registry for a grant of Letters of Administration. That gives you the same powers as a Grant of Probate - you can't get that as you aren't named in the will (for the simple reason that there is no will). If the estate is worth less than £5,000 this will not cost you anything. If the estate is more than £5,000 there will be a charge of £90. If there is any Inheritance Tax, you will normally have to pay at least some of that before the probate service will issue the grant.

Once you have the Letters of Administration you can provide a copy to anyone who wants to see them before they release any of your dh's assets that they hold. It is then up to you to distribute the assets according to the intestacy rules.

If you don't feel up to handling this yourself, you should get a solicitor to sort it out for you.

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snowkitten · 15/04/2010 09:51

i cannot deal with this any more. am going to solicitors

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