Wills & Probate
WILLS SOLICITORS LEEDS & PROBATE ADVICE LEEDS
We provide a knowledgeable and efficient will writing service in Leeds starting with an in-depth assessment of your situation and wishes. many wills are straightforward and can be surprisingly low cost, whilst you obtain the benefit of having your will professionally drawn up with all aspects raised and considered. Other wills can be more complex, involving consideration of inheritance tax efficiencies, trusts, guardianship and highly confidential issues. Where you need a simple form of will or in-depth advice, we can help and either way, making a will makes far more sense than relying on the intestacy rules and leaving the potential for unwanted family disputes.
The benefits in having a will
First and foremost, making a will ensures certainty for those you care for most and reduces upset and stress at the most difficult of times. Other clear advantages include :-
- Making specific provision for beneficiaries including keepsakes and cash gifts
- Avoiding the situation where you don’t leave a will (known as Intestacy) whereby government rules determines who benefits
- Reducing or eliminating the possibility of Inheritance tax liability by making lifetime gifts or setting up a trust
- Reducing financial problems for beneficiaries
- Appointing Legal Guardians for children
- Selecting executors and possibly trustees you can trust to deal with your estate
- Setting up trusts for children or grandchildren in the form of discretionary or accumulation and maintenance trusts
- Making charity donations
- Deciding on funeral arrangements and on burial or cremation
- Avoiding contested will disputes between family members
How can Leeds Solicitors help with probate ?
As with wills, the process of dealing with probate, in which individuals need to be legally appointed by the courts to have legal authority to deal with a deceased’s assets and liabilities, can range from fairly straightforward to extremely complex. At it’s simplest, applying for probate is mainly form filling and we offer a highly cost effective fixed fee service for this. Some estates can be very complex with wide ranging or very valuable assets or potentially unknown liabilities. everything will need to be checked carefully before any distribution of assets can take place. Again, we can assist in dealing with these high value or complex estates efficiently and taking the strain and risk away from inexperienced executors.
Whether you are considering making a will or need some fixed fee or general probate advice, please get in touch for an initial free discussion.