Our Experience
Michael Culver is our Contentious Probate Specialist who is an Associate Member of The Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS). He has experience in bringing and defending claims against estates.
- Challenging the validity of Wills on the basis that the deceased did not understand the terms of the Will;
- Claims that the deceased was pressured into making their Will in a particular way;
- Claims where the Will was not signed and witnessed correctly;
- Investigating suspicious circumstances in the way the Will was created or completed, including where the will is unusual in its form or drastically varies from earlier Wills without any reasonable explanation or change in circumstances;
- Claims for financial provision from the estate;
- Claims against Executors for the way in which they have administered an estate;
- Claims against professionals involved in the drafting of Wills;
- Claims in relation to the interpretation of Wills and establishing the testator's intention;
- Claims where people were left out of a Will but who were promised that certain assets would be left or given to them and where they had acted to their detriment reliant on that promise;
- Disputes with HM Revenue and Customs concerning the correct value of estate assets and negotiations with the District Valuer.
- Disputes where the deceased made large gifts to a relative other than those named in their Will.
Contact:
Michael Culver. Stevenage Office: 01438 346000 or Bedford Office: 01234 858000.
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