Wills, Trusts, Probate and Power of Attorney

Waldrons are here to help you look after your future. Our professional team can help you with writing your Will, protecting your assets with a Trust, assisting you with estate administration or legally protecting you should you be unable to act for yourself.

Making or updating your Will

We can guide you through the stages of setting up a new Will or amending one that you already have. Let’s us help you look after your loved ones when you are gone.

Power of Attorney

A Lasting Property or Welfare Power of Attorney ensures that should you ever become unable to act for yourself, you can choose a person who will be able to legally act on your behalf.

If a loved one becomes mentally incapacitated and does not have a Lasting Power of Attorney, you will need to apply for a Guardianship Order.

Trusts

Plan for the future and help protect yours assets through transfer and trust deeds, should you or a loved one need to go into care.

For more information, please contact call Trudy or Tracey on 01384 811 811.

Managing an estate?

If you have been given the responsibility of winding up an estate and you wish to manage the estate administration yourself, you may need a Grant of Representation which allows you to legally realise the assets. We can assist you with the application for the Grant.

Alternatively, you may want someone else to take on the responsibility of winding up an estate, in which case our team can deal with all aspects of the estate administration.

For more information, please contact call Trudy or Tracey on 01384 811 811.

Problems with a Will?

If you are unfortunately in a position to have to challenge a will or inheritance decision our Dispute team, who work closely with the Private Client team, may be able to assist you. It is essential that you get specialist advice at an early stage.

Do you believe:

• you have an Inheritance Act claim (usually that provision has not been made for family or dependants).
• there has been undue influence or fraud.
• there to have been a lack of testamentary capacity (meaning that you believe the deceased was mentally incapacitated when making the Will).
• there is no Will.
• That a Will may be invalid because it is not properly witnessed or executed.
• you have a Trust claim (where a promise was made that is not reflected in the Will).

For more information, please contact call Stephen on 01384 811 811.