Williams, Mortimer - Executors, Administrators and Probate 22nd Edition

• Explains the various forms of probate, including grants where the deceased was domiciled abroad, and limited grants, special grants and discretionary grants
• Provides full coverage of contentious probate procedure and practice
• Covers the devolution of assets and claims on personal representatives
• Deals with the administration of estates, including insolvent estates, with a detailed examination of assets, taxation, and payment of debts, and the powers and liabilities of the personal representative
• Includes full coverage of the rules on family provision
• Looks at administration and other actions, including claims by and against the estate
• Discusses the distribution of assets, including on intestacy

Key new content in this Edition includes:

• Updated guidance on contentious probate procedure, including the new Chancery Guide and rectification of wills
• Increased coverage of the law of intestacy
• Updated treatment of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, including recent developments on claims by adult children, extension of time, and interim payments
• Consideration of the circumstances in which personal representatives will be authorised to pursue claims on behalf of the estate against beneficiaries
• Updated coverage of taxation of estates and the administration of digital assets
• Recent decisions on remuneration of personal representatives and removal of executors
• New coverage on the process of making online applications for grants of probate and administration