Contentious Probate – Challenging or Contesting a Will or Trust, and Claims Against Estates

Contested Wills, Trusts, Probate and Estate Claims (Overview)

Contentious Probate: Challenging a Will, claims against an Estate, disputes over the administration of a Trust. Unfairly Left out of a Will? Disinherited? Was a Will unduly influenced? Did the person have mental capacity?

Contentious Probate: Contesting a Will – Failing To Provide

A Will (or lack of a Will) may result in a failure to make reasonable provision for those left behind who were financially dependant upon...here's what you can do.

Contentious Probate: Challenging or Contesting the validity of a Will

Disputes about existing Wills, or the fact that no Will has been made, can make things harder than necessary. Your questions answered in our easy to follow guide.

Contesting A Will or Trust – No Win No Fee (“CFAs”) and Alternatives

Contesting A Will & Contentious Probate: Funding Your Claim (or defending one). No Win No Fee, Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) and alternatives - fixed fees and Deferred Payments.

Intestacy: When Someone Dies Without A Will

If someone dies without Will they are “intestate.” In these cases the Government sets out in law what someone is entitled to the intestate estate – the person’s property, possessions and money.

Trusts Disputes

Trusts can exist on their own or within the terms of a Will and may be in force for many years - when things go wrong expert help is essential.

Rectification of a Will

Genuine mistakes when a Will was written can possibly be corrected. If it does not reflect the true wishes of the testator, it may be possible to bring a claim for rectification and/or professional negligence (against the solicitor who drafted it).

Caveats

A Caveat (used properly) is a useful tool to allow additional enquiries to be made if it seems likely that there are grounds to contest a Will.

Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act Applications

The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 (aka "Claudia's Law") - Managing the assets and finances of a missing person.

Declarations of Presumed Death

A person missing for a long time may need to be declared deceased. Applications for a declaration of presumed death are rare - our expert team is one of few in the country with experience in this area.

Contesting A Will, Trust, Probate Or Inheritance: Jargon Buster

The legal jargon surrounding Wills, Trusts, Probate and inheritance can be off-putting - Our jargon buster gives you the basic information you need.