There are other types of Grant which need to be extracted such as the following: –
- Grant of Administration with will annexed – this grant is given where there is a will but where someone other than an executor applies for the Grant.
- Second, or subsequent Grants – this grant is given when a grant, which has already been given in the same estate, ceases, for example by reason of the death of the executor prior to the completion of the estate.
There are other different types of Grant which may need to be extracted, which would arise in a minority of estates, and these can be discussed during a consultation at our office.
It should be noted that extracting a Grant of Representation, the generic term given to the different types of Grant, is not always necessary. For example, if a person dies leaving assets which were held jointly with another person, those assets being say a number of bank accounts and a house, there is a strong chance that a Grant of Representation will not have to be extracted to the deceased person’s estate.
We will guide you through the probate process and will answer any queries that you may have in respect of all matters which arise in the administration of a deceased’s estate.
Frequently people have questions in relation to the probate process and some of these might include: –
- Is it necessary to extract a Grant of Probate/ Grant of Administration to a deceased’s estate?
- Do I need the original will to extract the Grant of Probate, or will a copy of the will suffice?
- I think that the deceased might have left a will but I am not quite sure where it was kept.
- I am the surviving joint account holder of an account held with a financial institution held in the names of the deceased and I. Am I entitled to the funds held in the account?
- Am I going to have to pay any capital acquisitions tax (commonly referred to as inheritance tax or gift tax) on the inheritance I am due to receive?
- I have worked on the family farm for most of my adult life on the basis that I was going to inherit it from my parents. What remedies do I have if it transpires that there was no will left giving the farm to me.
Some of the above questions are ones that are frequently presented to us, but clearly do not represent a full list of scenarios which clients are faced with in the context of administration of estates.