Wills, Probate & Estate Planning, Holywood, Belfast & Northern Ireland
At Hunt Solicitors, we provide legal advice on Wills, probate and estate planning to individuals and families in Holywood, Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland, helping you protect your assets, plan for the future and ensure your wishes are respected.
Wills, Probate & Estate Planning, Holywood, Belfast & Northern Ireland
At Hunt Solicitors, we provide legal advice on Wills, probate and estate planning to individuals and families in Holywood, Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland, helping you protect your assets, plan for the future and ensure your wishes are respected.
Protecting Your Wishes and Planning for the Future
Planning what happens to your property, finances and other assets is important at every stage of life. It can provide certainty for you and your family, ensure your wishes are recorded and make it easier for those responsible for dealing with your affairs in the future.
At Hunt Solicitors, we advise individuals and families in Holywood, Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland on Wills, probate & estate planning.
Whether you are making a Will, dealing with the estate of someone who has died or considering how your affairs should be managed in later life, we can advise you on the legal arrangements available.
Wills
A Will records how you want your estate to be dealt with following your death. It can determine who receives your property and other assets, who will be responsible for administering your estate and how provision should be made for those who depend on you.
Making a Will can be particularly important following changes in your personal or financial circumstances, including buying a property, getting married, having children, separating or acquiring significant assets.
We prepare Wills for individuals, couples, families and people with more complex financial or business interests.
Probate & Estate Administration
When someone dies, their estate must be identified, valued and administered before the assets can be distributed.
Where there is a valid Will, the executors may need to obtain a Grant of Probate. Where someone dies without a Will, a different process applies and a Grant of Letters of Administration may be required.
We assist executors, administrators and families with the legal work involved in administering estates, from the initial stages through to the distribution of assets to beneficiaries.
Estate Planning
Estate planning considers how your property, savings, investments and other assets should be managed during your lifetime and ultimately passed on.
It can involve more than making a Will. Depending on your circumstances, consideration may also need to be given to inheritance tax, trusts, lifetime gifts, business interests and arrangements for managing your financial affairs if you are unable to do so yourself.
We can review your circumstances and advise on the legal arrangements relevant to you and your family.
Enduring Powers of Attorney
A Will deals with what happens following your death. An Enduring Power of Attorney deals with a different situation: who can manage certain financial and property matters on your behalf during your lifetime.
Putting an Enduring Power of Attorney in place allows you to appoint someone you trust to deal with your affairs in circumstances covered by the arrangement.
This can form an important part of planning for later life, particularly where you want to decide in advance who should deal with your financial affairs if you become unable to manage them yourself.
Protecting Your Wishes and Planning for the Future
Planning what happens to your property, finances and other assets is important at every stage of life. It can provide certainty for you and your family, ensure your wishes are recorded and make it easier for those responsible for dealing with your affairs in the future.
At Hunt Solicitors, we advise individuals and families in Holywood, Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland on Wills, probate & estate planning.
Whether you are making a Will, dealing with the estate of someone who has died or considering how your affairs should be managed in later life, we can advise you on the legal arrangements available.
Wills
A Will records how you want your estate to be dealt with following your death. It can determine who receives your property and other assets, who will be responsible for administering your estate and how provision should be made for those who depend on you.
Making a Will can be particularly important following changes in your personal or financial circumstances, including buying a property, getting married, having children, separating or acquiring significant assets.
We prepare Wills for individuals, couples, families and people with more complex financial or business interests.
Probate & Estate Administration
When someone dies, their estate must be identified, valued and administered before the assets can be distributed.
Where there is a valid Will, the executors may need to obtain a Grant of Probate. Where someone dies without a Will, a different process applies and a Grant of Letters of Administration may be required.
We assist executors, administrators and families with the legal work involved in administering estates, from the initial stages through to the distribution of assets to beneficiaries.
Estate Planning
Estate planning considers how your property, savings, investments and other assets should be managed during your lifetime and ultimately passed on.
It can involve more than making a Will. Depending on your circumstances, consideration may also need to be given to inheritance tax, trusts, lifetime gifts, business interests and arrangements for managing your financial affairs if you are unable to do so yourself.
We can review your circumstances and advise on the legal arrangements relevant to you and your family.
Enduring Powers of Attorney
A Will deals with what happens following your death. An Enduring Power of Attorney deals with a different situation: who can manage certain financial and property matters on your behalf during your lifetime.
Putting an Enduring Power of Attorney in place allows you to appoint someone you trust to deal with your affairs in circumstances covered by the arrangement.
This can form an important part of planning for later life, particularly where you want to decide in advance who should deal with your financial affairs if you become unable to manage them yourself.
When Should You Review Your Will and Estate Plans?
A Will and estate plan should reflect your current circumstances. Significant changes in your family, property or finances may mean that arrangements made several years ago are no longer appropriate.
It may be worth reviewing your arrangements after marriage or separation, the birth of children or grandchildren, buying or selling property, changes to your business interests or a substantial change in the value or nature of your assets.
A review can establish whether your existing Will and other arrangements continue to reflect what you want to happen.
Wills and Probate Solicitors in Holywood and Belfast
Hunt Solicitors advises clients in Holywood, Belfast and across Northern Ireland on planning their affairs and dealing with estates following a death.
The circumstances of every individual and family are different. Our role is to understand what you want to achieve, identify the legal arrangements that may be relevant and prepare the documentation required.
When Should You Review Your Will and Estate Plans?
A Will and estate plan should reflect your current circumstances. Significant changes in your family, property or finances may mean that arrangements made several years ago are no longer appropriate.
It may be worth reviewing your arrangements after marriage or separation, the birth of children or grandchildren, buying or selling property, changes to your business interests or a substantial change in the value or nature of your assets.
A review can establish whether your existing Will and other arrangements continue to reflect what you want to happen.
Wills and Probate Solicitors in Holywood and Belfast
Hunt Solicitors advises clients in Holywood, Belfast and across Northern Ireland on planning their affairs and dealing with estates following a death.
The circumstances of every individual and family are different. Our role is to understand what you want to achieve, identify the legal arrangements that may be relevant and prepare the documentation required.
Contact Our Wills, Probate & Estate Planning Solicitors
If you need advice about making or updating a Will, administering an estate or planning for the future, contact Hunt Solicitors.
We advise individuals and families in Holywood, Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland on Wills, probate and estate planning.
Contact our Wills, Probate & Estate Planning team today.
Contact Our Wills, Probate & Estate Planning Solicitors
If you need advice about making or updating a Will, administering an estate or planning for the future, contact Hunt Solicitors.
We advise individuals and families in Holywood, Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland on Wills, probate and estate planning.
Contact our Wills, Probate & Estate Planning team today.
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FAQS
Frequently asked questions
What is Estate Planning?
To simplify, Estate Planning is a combination of steps taken during your lifetime to make your affairs as straightforward as possible for your loved ones in the event of death or incapacity. Making a Will is a vital part of your Estate Planning however you may find that given the nature and extent of your assets more detailed and structured Estate Planning may be necessary to protect your assets during your lifetime and on death. These can include:
a. Wills
b. Will Trusts
c. Enduring Powers of Attorney
d. Lifetime Trusts
e. Lifetime Gifting
What are the benefits of Estate Planning?
Lifetime planning should not be viewed as something only those with a high net worth need to consider. The main benefit of Estate Planning is asset protection. This protection is not only for those who may be concerned about Inheritance Tax, and other potential financial burdens during lifetime, but also for those who may be concerned about intricate family dynamics or for protecting assets for those beneficiaries who may themselves be unable to manage their finances.
Why is it important to make a Will?
Making a Will ensures your property, finances and other assets are distributed according to your wishes after your death. It also allows you to appoint executors to manage your estate and make provisions for your loved ones. At Hunt Solicitors, we help individuals and families across Northern Ireland prepare Wills suited to their circumstances.
What is probate and when is it required?
Probate is the legal process of obtaining authority to administer the estate of someone who has died. A Grant of Probate may be required where the deceased left a valid Will, depending on the nature and value of their assets. Hunt Solicitors can assist executors and families with probate applications, estate administration and distributing assets to beneficiaries.
What is an Enduring Power of Attorney and why might I need one?
An Enduring Power of Attorney allows you to appoint someone you trust to manage your property and financial affairs if you become unable to do so yourself. It can be an important part of planning for later life, providing reassurance that your affairs can be managed by someone you have chosen. Our solicitors can advise on preparing an Enduring Power of Attorney in Northern Ireland.
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Our Will, Probate & Estates Specialists
When it comes to writing wills, estate planning and inheritance tax, we have a highly experienced team who are always ready to give you the right guidance.
Ashling Gray
Director
Niamh Hazard
Apprentice Solicitor
Eimhear Bell
Apprentice Solicitor
Our People
Our Wills, Probate & Estates Specialists
When it comes to writing wills, estate planning and inheritance tax, we have a highly experienced team who are always ready to give you the right guidance.
Ashling Gray
Director
Niamh Hazard
Apprentice Solicitor