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Probate & Administration Executors
Probate is the legal process of An Executor is the Personal
proving a Will in the High Court Representative of your Estate
to facilitate distribution of all nominated by you in your Will. A Westbridge, Loughrea, Co. Galway, H62 F762 • www.vpshields.ie
assets in accordance with the Will. minimum of one Executor must be
Administration is the legal process named and he/she must be over 18
involved where there is no Will and years of age and not suffering from
an Intestacy arises. It is always a legal disability. The Executor is the
necessary to extract a Grant of person in charge of taking control
Probate or Administration where of your assets, paying off debts and
there is real property. However, distributing assets to those entitled A DYNAMIC
where there is only personal under your Will. An Executor is
property then a Grant of Probate/ not obliged to act and has the PRACTICE IN THE
Administration will only be required right to refuse and it is therefore
where there are of certain value. It recommended that more than one
is not necessary for the Executor Executor is appointed. WEST OF IRELAND
or Administrator to attend before
the Court and all documentation
is prepared and filed through the
Probate Office. Although it is not We understand how important it is for bereaved
essential to engage a solicitor family members to have a sympathetic listening ear
to extract Grant of Probate/
Administration, the vast majority of and solid advice and support when they have lost a
people do so as the procedure can loved one. At such a difficult time, it is essential that
be extremely complex and onerous. as professionals we ease the additional stress which
can be caused by navigating through the legal
process. Our years of experience equip us in identi-
fying at an early stage any problems which may arise,
guiding our Clients seamlessly through the process
and finalising all matters quickly and efficiently.
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