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Duncan Basheer Hannon
- Legal Firm
- Duncan Basheer Hannon
- Address
- 66 Wright Street
Adelaide SA 5000 - Phone
- 08 8231 3668
- Fax
- 08 8231 3508
- leckermann@dbh.com.au
- Website
- www.dbh.com.au
Contact
Lucy Eckermann
Credentials
Duncan Basheer Hannon is a reputable firm with a strong practice in Wills, Estates and Succession Planning.
We understand that making decisions about how to distribute your wealth can be a daunting and difficult task. Our solicitors will assist you to develop a plan which will protect and distribute your estate and ensure you can make informed decisions to ensure you maintain control. Based on your financial circumstances and the needs of your family, we will recommend strategies to protect the value of your estate and advise on appropriate methods of distribution.
We also provide efficient probate and estate administration services, and can advise and assist with inheritance claims and will disputes.
Why Grant of Probate | Letters of Administration?
When someone dies leaving a Will, its executor must get in the deceased's property, file tax returns, pay debts, and then distribute net assets to beneficiaries.
These dutiful tasks can only be accomplished after a Probate Court validates the Will by a Grant of Probate, permitting the executor to proceed with impunity.
When there is no Will, the Probate Court grants Letters of Administration, appointing an "administrator" to the Estate.
Administrators and executors are trustees with identical responsibilities, and are the personal legal representative of their deceased Estate. But because there's no will and therefore no beneficiaries, administrators are entrusted to distribute an Estate's net assets to stipulated persons in accordance with inheritance laws.
Each is answerable to the Probate Court, and both may be required to file verified accounts.
This website is dedicated to helping you find a Probate Lawyer located near you to assist executors and close relatives of deceased persons with these complex legal responsilbities.
Most of our Probate Lawyers offer free legal advice on first telephone contact.