Planning for the future and managing the affairs of a loved one who has passed away involves navigating complex legal processes. Understanding wills and probate law in Birmingham is essential for ensuring your wishes are carried out and that estates are administered correctly. Expert legal advice is available from probate solicitors in Birmingham who specialise in all aspects of estate planning, probate, and inheritance planning.
Under the rules of intestacy, your estate will automatically pass to your spouse when you die.
However, it is worth considering Inheritance Tax implications. Although your spouse is exempt from paying Inheritance Tax on the assets you pass to them, there may be tax consequences for beneficiaries after they die.
Please contact our will writing solicitors for advice.
An executor is a person named in a will to manage an estate.An executor is responsible for paying debts and taxes and for sharing the estate according to the wishes expressed in a will.
More than one executor can be named in a will.
It may be cheaper to make a will with a will writing service than with a solicitor. However, you do not have the same legal protection.
Will writers are not always legally qualified, and they are not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
