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Why choose Brethertons for Wills, trusts and probate?
- You’ll find that we’re empathetic and practical.
- Our wills, trusts, and probate team are personable and approachable, and they have strong links to the local community.
- We’ll provide you with a broad overview of your estate, focusing on your circumstances.
- Our Wills and probate solicitors know the law, including how to safeguard and maximise your assets and rights.
- We’ll work with you to help reduce ongoing liabilities for tax and other outgoings.
- Ultimately, we are here to help you make the best decisions for you and your family.
Consult our Wills, trusts and probate solicitors in Banbury, Bicester and Rugby
For more information, please contact our Wills, trusts and probate solicitors in Banbury, Bicester or Rugby.
Our Wills, trusts and probate services
Wills and estate planning
Our Wills and estate planning service covers all the decisions and provisions you must make when deciding what will happen to your estate when you pass away. This includes creating and updating Wills to ensure they are legally sound and minimise the risk of any disputes.
For the more complex circumstances, our Wills solicitors offer specialised advice on care fee planning, tax planning, business assets, agricultural property, and providing care for disabled beneficiaries.
Probate and estate administration
Our probate and estate administration experts also advise families and executors on dealing with an estate when someone has died. We’ll guide you through the legal steps and support you through the processes and paperwork involved.
Our probate solicitors also work with bereavement charities and an in-house family therapist to provide support when you need it most.
Powers of attorney
Our Powers of Attorney solicitors can assist with applying for Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) in connection with matters related to property and finances and/or those involving health and welfare decisions.
We can ensure that LPAs grant exactly the powers required and nothing more, so you can be confident your Attorney can act as needed but with appropriate constraints.
Court of protection and deputyship
Our Court of Protection solicitors can assist where a loved one has lost the capacity to make decisions about their personal affairs. Our expertise includes applications to become someone’s Court of Protection Deputy and applications to deal with one-off matters, such as selling a property or making a Statutory Will.
Attorney and deputy advice
We can provide attorney and deputy advice for anyone acting under a Power of Attorney or as a Court of Protection deputy. These are serious responsibilities, and it is typical for Attorneys and deputies to have questions or be anxious about whether they are meeting their legal obligations. We can support you through making decisions and meeting the legal requirements, including around annual reporting.
Trusts and trust administration
Our trusts and trust administration solicitors can assist with all matters related to trusts, including setting up, managing, and ending trusts. We can advise on the best types of trusts for different scenarios and then create the relevant trust documents, ensuring that they best support the trust's objectives.
Our trusts solicitors can also work with trustees to help them effectively discharge their duties as well as advising trust beneficiaries on their rights.
Planning for mental incapacity
We can assist with all aspects of planning for incapacity including making Powers of Attorney (as covered above) and other matters, such as advance decisions (living Wills) that can allow you to pre-emptively refuse specific medical treatments.
Drawing on our many years of experience, our mental capacity solicitors can ensure you fully consider all of the matters that need your attention and understand all of the implications of any measures you put in place.
Contentious probate
Our probate and estate lawyers can work closely with our Dispute Resolution team where problems arise over a Will or estate. We can provide clear advice on your rights and the options for resolving a dispute so you can make an informed choice about how to approach the matter.
In many cases, inheritance disputes can be resolved amicably if the right advice is sought at an early stage. This can help to minimise the time and costs involved and reduce the likelihood of long-term damage to important relationships.
Get in touch with our Wills, trusts, capacity and probate solicitors in Banbury, Bicester and Rugby
To discuss your requirements, please contact our Wills, trusts and probate solicitors in Banbury, Bicester, and Rugby. We work with clients across Coventry and Warwickshire, the West Midlands, Oxfordshire, and nationwide.