Losing someone you care about is one of the hardest experiences in life. This can be made harder if there is a dispute over how the estate should be divided. Whether you are concerned about the terms of a Will or were financially dependent on someone who has now died, Slade Legal can help.
Whether you wish to make a claim on an estate or defend one, you can depend upon our significant experience in one of the most complex areas of law, and our compassionate approach at what we appreciate is the worst possible time to be in dispute.
Will, trust and inheritance disputes happen in many families. Whether you are involved in a challenge to the validity of a Will, a dispute relating to a family trust or a claim for a share of a loved one’s estate - Slade Legal can help you.
Our expert team of Dispute Resolution Solicitors will guide you through the complex and often emotional ups and downs of a dispute arising from a Will, a Trust or an Intestacy (intestacy is when someone dies without a will).
Our Solicitors work with executors, beneficiaries, trustees and people who have been unfairly left out of a Will. We will work with you and advise you on the best way to reach a solution between the disagreeing parties. Whenever possible we seek to reach settlement through negotiation or mediation.
What are the common reasons for contesting a Will? Consider the following:
- Are you concerned a Will has not been validly executed?
- Did the deceased have capacity when they made the Will?
- Perhaps the deceased did not make the will under their free will?
- Are you someone who has not been properly provided for in a Will?
- Did the deceased promise you something but then did not include this in their Will?
- Were you provided for in an earlier Will but not in this one?
- Are you a creditor of the deceased and have not yet been paid?
What to do next?
Slade Legal’s Dispute Resolution Solicitors are based in Abingdon, Didcot and Wallingford – get in touch and find out whether you are eligible to challenge a Will.
Slade Legal will be able to advise you on whether you have a claim. If probate has not yet been granted, we can apply to the Probate Registry to stop probate so that we can consider with you whether you may have a claim. CONTACT US TODAY!
