Wills and probate legal services
Simpson Millar LLP's team of wills and probate solicitors aim to provide an extensive and valuable
service that helps you organise your affairs in a tax efficient
way providing you with means for continued enjoyment of wealth.
Our expert solicitors have a vast amount of experience
of dealing with:
Did you know?
Making a will
- Making a will gives you control over what happens
to your property after you die
- To die without making a will "intestacy". If this happens,
strict legal rules apply which decides the distribution of your property
- Often this may not reflect how you would like things done
- If you are married and have children, for instance, financial limits apply
on how much your husband or wife can receive. It could mean that they retain
the family home, but do not receive sufficient funds to afford to live there
- If you are unmarried and have a partner the
intestacy rules will not recognise that partnership
We provide advice every day to clients about making Wills. Sometimes this discussion is more difficult than at other times. An elderly lady approached our solicitors after she had been diagnosed with a terminal illness. She had a large family and wanted to leave a little to everyone. We gave advice on ensuring her disabled son was properly provided for whilst ensuring the rest of the family and particularly her grandchildren each had a small legacy.
We had several delicate conversations with the client and then quickly produced a Will which was easy to understand and which gave her complete peace of mind.
Do you need a will?
Reasons to make a Will:
- choose your executors
- appoint guardians for your children
- make gifts to family and friends
- inheritance tax planning
- create trusts to protect vulnerable relatives
- set out your funeral wishes
- give to charity
- avoid family disputes
- give personal belongings or jewellery
Volume Wills
If you are interested in setting up a Will Scheme for your employees please check out our Volume Wills Service.
Lasting powers of attorney
These documents enable you to appoint attorneys to make financial
or personal welfare decisions for you in the event
of your incapacity.
Please read our guide to lasting powers of attorney.
Mrs G had discovered that her elderly aunt’s neighbour was taking some of her pension money instead of buying shopping. Further enquiries revealed the neighbour had drawn thousands of pounds from her aunt’s account. We involved the police and also swiftly set up a Lasting Power of Attorney which authorized Mrs G to look after her aunt’s banking and paying the bills. Mrs G’s Aunt was very relieved that her niece was able to officially deal with everything for her.
Deputyships
A Deputy is a person appointed by the court of protection to manage the property and affairs or personal welfare of another person who lacks the mental capacity to take such decisions. We make applications for the appointment of Deputies, administer deputyships and in appropriate cases act as professional Deputy. Please see our Guide to Court Appointed Deputies. If you have any queries, please send them to us by email using our online enquiry form
Living wills
A Living Will acts as a guide to Courts, relatives and doctors
in the event of a serious health problem where your quality of
life is very poor and you cannot give instructions to the doctors.
Inheritance tax advice
You can reduce Inheritance Tax through careful planning
and the use of Wills and Trusts. We offer specialist advice
to help you plan effectively.
Probate
We understand the pain that surviving family members
go through when someone dies. We can offer you a friendly and
approachable service to assist you with ALL aspects following bereavement.
For further information on probate read our guide. 
We were contacted by Miss P when her father died. As the only child everything fell to her but she had not seen her father for many years and did not feel able to make arrangements herself. We liaised with the local council as to funeral arrangements, and went to collect Mr P’s belongings from his council flat. We obtained probate to pay all outstanding bills from Mr P’s account and passed the small amount of savings and pension left to Miss P. We kept our costs proportionate to the size of the estate and at the same time made an emotionally difficult time a little easier for Miss P.
Trusts
Setting up a Trust can ensure financial protection
for a loved one with special needs such as a disability or for generations to come.
We can help you chose the right trust for your circumstances.
For further information on trusts read our guide.
Contact us now to discuss how we can help you by completing our, no obligation,
online enquiry form and we
will call you back or you can call us directly on 0844 858 3200.
Memberships
Simpson Millar LLP Solicitors are members of Will Aid. Will
Aid is a charity Will making scheme which raises funds
for people in need here and around the world. To find out more
visit http://www.willaid.org.uk/
Will Aid - November 2009 - The campaign manager at Will Aid comments: "Thank you so much for participating in Will Aid 2009. I am delighted to have received donations to the value of £410.00 from your firm. We really appreciate the tremendous help you have given us.
Wills and Probate Solicitors
Contact our wills and probate solicitors now to discuss how we can help you by calling 0844 858 3200 or use our online enquiry form and we will call you back.
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