estate administration Archives

Mark Cook
06/04/2022

What Happens If a Beneficiary Can’t Be Found?

A personal representative must make a reasonable effort to locate a missing beneficiary. If this does not produce any results, the personal representative should take steps to protect themselves, just[...]

Mark Cook
14/06/2021

How to Sell a Probate Property

Selling a Probate property is very similar to selling any other type of residential property. The main difference is that you cannot complete the sale until a Grant has been[...]

Mark Cook
27/01/2020

Probate: What to Do When Someone Dies

When someone dies, you need to check whether or not the deceased had a valid Will in place. If so, you need to contact the people named as ‘Executors’, as[...]