The official copy of the decedent's death certificate and the certificate of deposit that the testator would have received from the Probate Registry when the will was deposited with them. Make sure the executor is informed that form PA7A requires a wet ink signature as they will not accept an electronic signature for this document.
The probate
registry Essex is responsible for generating the necessary
documentation to grant someone the authority to handle a decedent's estate
after their passing. If there is a grant of probate, it must be requested by
the executors named in the will. If there is no will, the deceased's spouse or
other close relative must apply for a grant of letters of administration. These
texts taken together are grants of representation.
What kinds of records
does the probate registry require?
To apply for a grant of
representation at a probate register office, one of two forms must be filled
out:
PA1P You need to fill out this form if
there is a will, and PA1PA You are need to fill out this form if there is no
will.
After submitting one of
these papers, you'll also need to pay the probate registry fee for each
duplicate of your grant of representation. Notably, there is no fee for estates
with a total value of less than £5,000 in value. If you'd rather not do the
paperwork yourself, you can pay a respectable probate company to do it for you.
The cost of the probate registration would then decrease, although there would
still be processing costs.
Is an oath necessary to
get probate?