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personal representative is a person who takes care of someone's affairs after they have passed away. They handle important tasks like distributing the person's belongings, paying off debts, and making sure their wishes are carried out according to their will or estate plan.
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(b) the legal
personal representative of the deceased spouse has all the rights the deceased spouse would have had in respect of the payment flag.
Alternatively, you could nominate someone you trust, and who has the right skills, to take over your trustee role as your
legal personal representative.
He regularly acts in contentious probate litigation, both challenging and defending wills, as well as acting for
personal representatives in connection with such disputes.
We can also assist you with contested or complex probate actions including improperly executed wills, improperly
named personal representatives, and will contests.
The passing of accounts is a formal process by which an estate trustee or other
personal representative presents their accounts and records in a court - approved format for judicial approval.
Our clients often
include personal representatives, trustees, disappointed beneficiaries, private trust corporations, international private client attorneys and UK and international charities.
That friend, Rocxanne Deschamps of Lantana, had filed papers a day after the school shooting to be named
personal representative over the estate of Lynda Cruz, the mother of Nikolas.
DCS helps your estate attorney and
personal representatives ensure that hidden accounts don't surface and undo the careful management, both emotional and financial, put into preparing an estate.
We represent clients in a broad range of will contests, including claims of undue influence and breach of fiduciary duties, as well as with issues regarding guardianships, conservatorships, and
personal representative disputes.
There are many reasons why an executor may wish to renounce, and this should be canvassed with the proposed
personal representative at the initial meeting, and as soon as possible after the death of the deceased.
Will and Trust Litigation: We handle disputes over the meaning of estate planning documents, arguments
involving personal representatives or trustees, and challenges to documents based on lack of capacity or undue influence.
Assisted Personal Representative in allowing a beneficiary of the estate to purchase mom's house using beneficiary «share» of the estate as an asset, allowing beneficiary to qualify for traditional financing
The contentious work encompasses dealing with disputes arising from either a Will or Trust to include claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 («1975 Act claims»), Variation of Trust Applications («VTAs»), and removal of
personal representative applications).
Our office is fortunate in that it can rely on the firm's trust and estate department to assist with issues like probate, qualifying as a wrongful
death personal representative, and for estate taxation advice.
We acted in a test case brought before Baker J which considered how this issue should be managed by two classes of representatives under the Mental Capacity Act: Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) and
Relevant Personal Representatives (RPRs).
This case presents a question of first impression in Florida, that being whether a
successor personal representative of an estate may bring a cause of action for legal malpractice against an attorney hired by her or his predecessor to provide services necessary to the administration of the estate.
Elspeth represented the Independent Administrator in claims concerning transfers of money from the deceased's estate by the
former personal representative.
Limitation period for claims against
personal representatives Angela Green (1) Sheila Ross (2) Katherine Toms (3) v Margaret Gaul (1) Michael Loftus (2) Dexter Gaul (3)[2006] EWCA Civ 1124, [2006] 4 All ER 1110
I have assisted hundreds of clients who have been named
as Personal Representatives in their loved one's Wills and I am well - versed in the probate and estate administration process.
When a member of a superannuation fund dies, a superannuation provider is required to cash the deceased member's remaining superannuation interests to their beneficiaries or their
legal personal representative as soon as practicable.
You can consult with an attorney in your state through Rocket Lawyer to ensure that you properly file the Will and petition naming you the Executor or
personal representative in the appropriate probate court.
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