Confirmation Advice

An executor is someone that has the legal responsibility of dealing with the set of instructions that exist in the content of a persons will. Executors are often pre-selected at the time of writing the will. Alternatively, if a person has died without leaving a will, then an administrator can apply for Read more [...]

When someone dies without a will the formal term is intestate. A will usually names someone as executor and the executor is responsible for administering the affairs of someone’s estate after they have die. Obviously, in the absence of a will, there is no executor named so someone must be chosen Read more [...]

When someone dies intestate, that means they have died without making a will or any will that they have left is not valid in law for reasons such as not having been properly witnessed, or if the person was not of sound mind when they made the will. The first thing that needs to be done is to appoint Read more [...]

When someone dies in Scotland, if they have left a properly written and witnessed will, the will should have named someone as executor. The executor, usually a close relative, has the legal duty of administering all of the affairs of the deceased person’s estate including paying off debts, dealing Read more [...]

When someone dies in Scotland the executor of the estate has various duties to perform, including valuing all the goods, possessions, cash and property that make up the estate. This valuation is needed for estates for both the Sheriff Court when applying for Confirmation and for HMRC when making a declaration Read more [...]

When someone dies in Scotland and you have been named as executor in the will, one of your responsibilities is to get Confirmation from the local Sheriff Court. This is a document which gives you the legal authority to administer all the affairs of the deceased person’s estate. It is possible for an Read more [...]