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Jeffrey Willetts, Solicitor
- Legal Firm
- Jeffrey Willetts, Solicitor
- Address
- 8A Lysbeth Street
Mckinnon VIC 3024 - Phone
- 03 9578 4720
- Fax
- 03 9578 4720
- jeffwilletts@bigpond.com
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Jeffrey Willetts
Credentials
Jeff Willetts has been practising as a Solicitor for nearly 40 years. His particular areas of expertise are will drafting, estate administration, will contests and trust creation and administration.
He provides advice to executors, trustees and beneficiaries in seeking probate and administering estates and also those who feel unhappy with their provision under a will.
He is happy to visit clients who are unable to travel. There is no extra charge for this service.
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.