Procedures
Administering an estate when there is no will (England & Wales)
Who may apply, and in what order, when someone dies intestate.
Editorial — pending review
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- Authority
- Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987 r.22; Administration of Estates Act 1925 s.46
- Applies in
- England & Wales
How do we know? Editorial — waiting to be checked by a qualified person.
Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987 r.22; Administration of Estates Act 1925 s.46 published this. Editorial — waiting to be checked by a qualified person.
Source
- Source
- Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987 r.22; Administration of Estates Act 1925 s.46
- Licence
- Editorial — cites public law
Version
- Status
- Active
- Reviewed
- Editorial — waiting to be checked by a qualified person.
Authority
- Record type
- Procedure
- Domains
- procedures, inheritance
Steps
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1
Establish who is entitled to apply
Priority runs from the surviving spouse or civil partner, then children, then other relatives, in the order of the intestacy rules.
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2
Value the estate and deal with inheritance tax
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3
Apply for a grant of letters of administration
Made to the Probate Registry.
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4
Collect the assets and pay debts
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5
Distribute under the intestacy rules
Where this comes from
- Licence
- Editorial — cites public law
- Reviewed
- Pending