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Wills and Administrations
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Tox | Report | 24 Sep 2010 20:12 |
Hi everyone, can someone put me straight please. |
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Helen in Bucks | Report | 24 Sep 2010 20:30 |
My trusty encyclopedia of genealogy says that "letters of administration" were developed to deal with the problem of intestacy, i.e. dying without leaving a will. They generally exist where there are larger or more complicated estates, as often small amounts / simple estates with only a few possible beneficiaries were settled without one. |
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Tox | Report | 24 Sep 2010 21:05 |
Thank you Helen in Bucks, you explaines that to me very well, some of the administrations are for small sums of money, when I find an administration which has large amounts left I will send for a WILL and hope to find out about more members of the family. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 24 Sep 2010 21:08 |
When my mother died I was granted "letters of administration" and she DID leave a will. |
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lancashireAnn | Report | 24 Sep 2010 22:54 |
letters of administration can still be useful. I have one where the person to whom the permission was given was named complete with his address which confirmed I had the right family. |
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Tox | Report | 25 Sep 2010 11:00 |
Thanks for all your replies, it seems looking at the tips board concerning Administration/Will, you get what you pay for. |
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Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) | Report | 25 Sep 2010 15:18 |
The £5 fee is for a copy of the Will/Administration. It includes the cost of a search so it would be the same price even if you know the exact date etc. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 25 Sep 2010 16:19 |
Yes, you still pay £5 per Will even with the information from Ancestry. I received the three I sent for this morning and I got two Wills with the letter of administration and grant of probate with them and one just a letter of administration as he had died intestate. I sent for these on 12th August and they arrived this morning. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 26 Sep 2010 13:13 |
The value of the estate is not a deciding factor. |