Estate, trust and will disputes
When it comes to disputes over estates, emotions can run high and things can quickly escalate. If you or your family are struggling, we can help.
We know how difficult disagreements like this can be. We’ll be sympathetic and sensitive, while still focused on getting the best result for you.
How we can help you
We act for all sorts of clients in this area, either as claimant or defendant. That includes individual beneficiaries, trustees, executors, administrators and charities.
Some of the services we offer include:
- Dealing with disagreements over distributing assets in an estate, or managing a trust
- Removing executors or trustees
- Substituting executors or trustees
- Challenging a will, for example because the testator lacked capacity to make decisions, if another beneficiary put undue pressure on them, or for want of knowledge and approval by the testator
- Challenging the distribution of an estate using the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (often called a 1975 Act claim or Inheritance Act claim)
- Contentious matters involving the Court of Protection
- Dealing with mismanaged trusts, for example a trustee making inappropriate investments
- Helping with disputes over bequests or gifts left to charity in a will
In these types of disputes, sometimes it’s impossible to avoid going to court, but we’ll always try to fix things as quickly and cost-effectively as we can.
