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The Citizens Advice, Advice on Intestacy
Monday, 15 January 2018Content that regularly ‘trends’ in its thousands on the Citizens Advice website is ‘who can inherit if there is no Will’ and searches via Google to their site ‘intestacy rules’.
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Local Authority and the Lost Will
Thursday, 14 December 2017Back in July we reported on a Certainty Will search that was undertaken by the Environmental Health Department at East Cambridgeshire Council who deal with ‘lone’ deceased persons. The Certainty Will Search identified an ‘unknown’ Will which had been registered with Certainty the National Will Register by a law firm.
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A guide for estate practitioners; understanding the process of administrating shares within United Kingdom estates
Thursday, 30 November 2017We are delighted to welcome Netsai Mupikata from Finders International who will be presenting the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinar.
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When does intestacy mean that the rightful beneficiaries do not inherit?
Tuesday, 28 November 2017The answer to the question is in two parts: a) when the estate is believed to be intestate based on hearsay or assumption and b) when a simple check using a Certainty Will Search is not made.
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When Time Forgets, Good Advice Prevails
Friday, 27 October 2017Most Certainty Will searches are undertaken to prove the last Will, confirm an estate is intestate or by a third party who believes the last Will is being suppressed to benefit the would be beneficiaries. Below is not a typical case but not unusual either. It involves a recently bereaved and grieving widow who was unaware of the whereabouts of her late husband’s Will. In this particular case the solicitor dealing with the matter advised their client to carry out a Certainty Will Search and was duly instructed to carry out the search on their behalf. Within a short period of time the Certainty Will Search located the Will allowing the estate to be distributed correctly.
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The £25,000 Will
Friday, 6 October 2017Increasingly the use of Certainty Will Search prior to distributing an estate is proving to provide unparalleled protection from unknown Wills, executors and beneficiaries.
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Private Client Lawyers: Are you Ready to Declare your Competence?
Monday, 2 October 2017Certainty Expert Webinars are delighted to welcome Mark Solon, Wilmington Legal who will be presenting the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinar – Private Client Lawyers: Are you Ready to Declare your Competence?
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Mark Baxter to present Trust Disclosure and Data Protection Webinar
Monday, 18 September 2017We are delighted to welcome Mark Baxter, Barrister – 5 Stone Buildings, who will be presenting the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinar being held on Wednesday 20th September at 1.00pm.
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When three sisters lost their father and his Will
Monday, 7 August 2017Following the loss of their father, three daughters found themselves undertaking an emotionally charged search of his personal belongings and paperwork that spanned decades.
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Mitigating Risk: An Insurance Solution for Trust and Probate Professionals
Friday, 4 August 2017Certainty Expert Webinars are delighted to welcome Jeff De Rhune, Zurich, who will be presenting the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinar.
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