Since trans-Tasman travel and living arrangements have become so common in recent years, more and more people are finding that, when a loved one dies, some of their assets are "over the ditch"....Read More
If you have read any of my articles on probates and letters of administration or indeed any documents describing them, you may have noticed that two important people are mentioned often: the...Read More
In our recent article about applications for letters of administration de bonis non (which you can read here), we talked about who is entitled to apply to run the estate. Letters of...Read More
Under normal circumstances, each one of us is the only person who can deal with our assets. Our house, our bank accounts, our insurance policies – you’ll have all had the experience of...Read More
One of the most common phrases you may hear concerning administering a person’s estate when they die is “obtaining a grant of probate”. However, what is probate and why is it...Read More