A practical guide to the important issues of wills and probate.
Teach Yourself Wills & Probate gives guidance for anyone needing to know about wills or the rules on inheritance. The book covers making a will and ensuring your property goes where you want it to, explains what happens to property when there is no will, and how to deal with the practicalities when someone dies.
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Höhe: 199 mm
Breite: 127 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
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978-0-340-87133-1 (9780340871331)
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Jacqueline Martin is a qualified barrister.
Richard Pooley is a qualified solicitor, the principal of a law firm, deals with wills and probate and also lectures in the subject at West Kent College, Tonbridge.
Part 1 Making a will: why make a will?; who can make a will?; preparing to make a will; how to make a will; gifts; trusts; estate planning; how to make your will legal; how to change your will; change of circumstances; making a will in Northern Ireland; making a will in Scotland. Part 2 Intestacy: who inherits if there is no will?; can you claim from the estate if you have been disinherited?; intestacy rules in Northern Ireland; intestacy rules in Scotland. Part 3 Dealing with an estate: applying for probate; applying for letter of administration; dealing with the tax man; administering and distributing an estate in Northern Ireland; administering and distributing an estate in Scotland. Appendices: dealing with the undertaker and other formalities; living wills; checklist of assets; taking it further.
