Grants of Representation — SQE1 FLK2 Wills and Administration of Estates

An executor talks a bank into releasing the account on a copy of the will, pays it all out, and two months later an unpaid invoice arrives with his name on it.
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In this episode:
• Probate for an available executor, letters of administration otherwise
• Rule 20 orders a grant with the will; rule 22 orders intestacy
• Clearing off comes before anyone lower down can apply
• Excepted estates deliver no account and report on the probate application
• Tax is due six months from the end of the month of death
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