As the executor of someone’s will, you work through certain steps before you can distribute the ‘estate’* that they left behind.
Step 1 The Death Certificate
Step 2 Inheritance Tax
Step 3 Probate
Step 4 Collect in money and settle debts
Finally then, you will be in a position to carry out the wishes in the will.
You are the executor of someone you care about. You have obtained enough copies of the death certificate and you have made a payment (if needed) of Inheritance Tax.
The next step is arranging probate.
Probate gives you the legal right to deal with a person’s estate: their property, money and possessions.
At the end of this piece there is a list taken from Citizens Advice about circumstances when you may not need to apply for probate.
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By the time I was sent home from hospital after my hip replacement, I had amassed enough information leaflets and letters to fill a ring binder. I wanted to follow all the guidance so that I get back to an active life as fast as possible; however, the advice I read about ‘Hip Precautions’ was unclear and in some places contradictory.
