Judkins Solicitors have been providing legal advice and representation from its Hertford office since 1994. We frequently appear in the High and County Courts ( including the Family Court ) throughout the country. The firm specialises in "hard cases" most particularly probate litigation, professional negligence and severe injury claims.
Our family department have extensive experience of the Family courts and where appropriate, can offer advocacy services to clients; instructing counsel as and when required. Judkins are committed to resolving disputes wherever possible through ADR or informal mediation and see litigation very much as a last resort.
Our family department have extensive experience of the Family courts and where appropriate, can offer advocacy services to clients; instructing counsel as and when required. Judkins are committed to resolving disputes wherever possible through ADR or informal mediation and see litigation very much as a last resort.
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Some people find it difficult to get round to making a Will but it can be less painless than one might think. In the unlikely event that something might happen to us sooner than we think it does give piece of mind to everyone involved to know that our affairs are taken care of. A Will doesn't have to be complicated and can be drafted in way that it deals with our assets as a whole and so that it doesn't continually have to be updated.
In these circumstances the Rules of Intestacy apply. These rules set out a priority for those who will benefit from the estate of the deceased. For example, if the deceased was married and died leaving a surviving spouse then his spouse would take all. However, if he died leaving a surviving spouse and children then the surviving spouse takes a cash sum of up to 250,000 and a life interest in 50% of the remainder of the estate.
Whether the Deceased died leaving a Will (Testate) or did not make a Will (Intestate) it will generally be necessary to extract a Grant of Probate if the deceased had cash savings in excess of 5,000. If the deceased simply had a number of bank accounts/savings account with small amounts of money e.g.
One of the most complicated and stressful issues with inheritance is property. Time and time again we have seen large losses occur when the issue of property inheritance is not handled correctly; at first or at last. If it is handled correctly, the issue of property and the inheritance laws, rules and regulations can be carried out in a favourable way for all those concerned.
One thing that is certain, many billions of pounds have been lost and gained in the property game. All property ownership is now Registered Title which means Title to the property is registered at the relevant HM Land Registry for the area where the property is located. The Title Deeds are the computer printout from HM Land Registry of the registered Title and Filed Plan.
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Ellie W.
Jul 07, 2020
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The professionalism, good fast advise i have received from Paul i cannot fault at all. The mess that one of the high street banks made when looking after my fathers estate after his death was added to the upset and stress i was already experiencing. Paul and his team looked into and sorted out within 3 months, the bank had this for over a year and it was one complete mess.
I cannot praise Judkins Solicitors enough.
Thank you Paul and all at Judkins.
I cannot praise Judkins Solicitors enough.
Thank you Paul and all at Judkins.
Just Emma
Jun 28, 2020
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