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Hogan Geikie Poole
- Legal Firm
- Hogan Geikie Poole
- Address
- Level 9
276 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000 - Phone
- 02 9261 8777
- Fax
- 02 9261 8747
- ngeikie@hgplawyers.com.au
- Website
- www.hgplawyers.com.au/
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Neil Geikie
Credentials
• We have many years experience dealing with clients who have lost a family member and who need a sympathetic lawyer to assist in the legal process. We act quickly and offer a high degree of knowledge and skill.
• We have an enviable record of success in defending estates from claims made and in bringing claims against deceased estates on behalf of people who have received no or inadequate provision from the estate.
• Please click on our website above for more information and contact our Neil Geikie for assistance and advice.
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.