Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney
and Court of Protection applications
The firms of Scotts and of Holt & Sellars each provided a friendly,
professional wills and probate service to clients in Bromsgrove
and the North Worcestershire area for over a hundred years. Scotts
Holt & Sellars continues to provide such a service.
Mr Martin Gorman has over 40 years of legal experience in dealing
with Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection
applications.
Miss Tracey Side has recently joined the firm and since qualifying
as a Solicitor in 2004 has also specialised in Wills, Probate, Lasting
Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications.
Mr Gorman and Tracey can each assist your completing the appropriate
forms for the Revenue as well as realising assets and settling estate
debts.
Mr Andrew Borley is an experience litigator and deals with disputes
in relation to estates. This may include disputes between executors
and beneficiaries, Wills made under duress or under influence, claims
that a testator did not understand what he/she was doing when preparing
a Will and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and
Dependents) Act 1975
We provide an individual friendly and professional service which
is tailored around you, the client. We are happy to meet with you
here at our offices or come to your home if you are unable to attend
at our office.
As a team we can assist you with any of the following matters:-
- Advice and the preparation and execution of a Will. Once your
Will has been prepared we may store it for you without any charge
to you.
- Administration of Estates, this includes obtaining a Grant of
Probate or Letters of Administration and distribution of an estate.
- Advice as to who will inherit an estate when someone has passed
away without a Will.
- The preparation of a Lasting Power of Attorney.
- What to do if someone does not have capacity to manage their
own finances.
- Applications to the Court of Protection.
- Advice in relation to safeguarding your assets in the event
that you go into residential care in the future.
- Advice on all aspects of contentious probate (as detailed above).
To make an appointment please telephone our office on 01527 873690. |
