After having the discussion regarding the doubts you are having, here is the advice that should be followed. The first step of being an executor deals with the following steps:
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Find the latest will - Here you need to find and keep all the records of the will with the proper paperwork, as it is the first step. In addition, according to you, if you are the executive of the estate, you will be responsible for dealing with particular legal and financial issues.
Make it official - After considering yourself as the executor file the will in the local probate court in the country of your loved one's primary residence. If the paperwork in the will is signed, dated and witnessed then the court will accept the will without any complications but need to make copies of the will as this is the physical document. Need to deal with the will carefully in such a way that no one can pretend that the will is altered. If complexities arise then the court will suggest you concern with a local lawyer with expertise in estate law. Once everything is determined, you will be considered the official lawyer.
Widen the circle - Here you need to involve the family as well to emerge a feeling that they are also included in the loop of the process. Here the expectations of the family members might not match the will left behind by the loved one. However, you need to respect and honour the instructions provided by the loved one in the will, which might be a tough job.
Gather and guard the assets - Here you need to gather all the assets such as jewellery and belongings, paperwork including debt, leases, mortgage, etc. After gathering all these, you need to keep all this in a safe place with a running document with the proper organisation to save time during the appraisal process. Make changes to locks, alarm codes and passwords the ensure access with you only.
Take into consideration all the small stuff - Here you need to consider the small items of the house that does not hold much monetary value and distribute those among all the members with the consult of everyone, if not mentioned in the will.
I hope that the above discussion will have clearance on all your doubts. If not anything is understood by you do not feel hesitated in questioning again.
After having the discussion regarding the doubts you are having regarding the inheritance tax on the estate, here is the clearance. An inheritance tax is levied on the income earned by an individual from his/her ancestral property. That means if any inheritance tax is mentioned in the will then it will be distributed among the beneficiaries according to their share. However, according to the Income Tax Act of 1952, there is no tax levied on inherited assets. However, it will be levied if the new owner will decide to sell the property. In the case of movable assets like mutual funds, gold, shares, etc., the new owner is not liable to pay any tax. As per the guidelines of the United Kingdom, the percentage of inherited taxation is 40%. In addition, it needs to be paid by the end of the sixth month after the death of the loved one. However, there is no need to pay the tax or the beneficiaries inherit capital gains immediately after the shares and money. As per the inheritance act of 1975 in the UK, a stepchild is not recognized in the inherent property until the parents are mentioning their name and share in the will they created.
I hope that all your doubts are cleared regarding the query regarding the "inheritance tax on the estate". If not anything is understood by you feel free to consult again. The team is here to assist you further.
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The executor’s liability with respect to will
Subject : Response to the client's enquiry
Date : 31 Jan 2023
From : Trainee Solicitor (TS)
To : Colin Griffiths (CG)
Priority : High
Good morning CG
Here is the clearance for the doubt you are having regarding your liability with respect to the will. If any mistake is happen by the executor then he needs to pay the liability for any legal claim that will occur due to his/her mistake. As the executor cannot change the will on their own and does not have the power to remove the beneficiary or neither refuse to pay the inheritance to the beneficiaries. If an executor is not able to pay the beneficiary then he/she will be personally liable to pay off the beneficiary. And if found guilty then the name of the executor can be changed by the concern of all the members along with the executor personally and can reallocate to some other person who can access all the information and deal with the situation carefully. The beneficiary in the UK as per the need can also sue an executor. An executor needs to pay the beneficiaries by the end of every month for six months as per the inheritance act 1975.
In contrast to the liability factors with respect to the role of the executor, it can be stated that the executor of the will have been solely responsible for estate assets until assets have been transferred to beneficiaries. Along with that due to the breach of duty, the executor will be held financially liable personally. Thus, the executor has a major responsibility of disclosing relevant and needful information regarding the estate. The personal income, liabilities, outstanding debts and utility bills need to be accurately disclosed by the executor of a will. Due to a breach of executor duty, beneficiaries have the sole right to take legal proceedings against the concerned executor.
The loss incurred during the administration process under the executor might be recovered from the threshold executor of a will. The executor must be aware of liabilities associated with a deceased person and those liabilities need to be paid prior to releasing funds to the beneficiaries. Thus, it can be informed that becoming an executor does not reflect personally liable with respect to any estate debts. By fair using assets of the deceased, outstanding debts of the estate need to be settled and it comes under the responsibility of the executor.
I hope that you are satisfied with the information provided. Feel free to ask your queries again if not anything is understood by you. You will be surely helped.
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"Arden LLP
5 Chancery Lane
Arden Town
AT14 6YQ"
The claim of the estranged son
In contrast to the scenario of Jason Griffiths, it can be stated that according to the law, due to lack of a valid will "Rules of Intestacy" have been practised. Thus, Jason Griffiths can claim and gain entitlement with respect to the estate of his father. According to the rule of "Rules of Intestacy", the relative with respect to the deceased person has been ranked through priority order in terms of the right person of the claim. In view of the scenario, Jason Griffiths has a parental and direct relationship with a deceased person and their estranged nature does not matter here. The claim of Jason Griffiths will be valid and acceptable by the legal system and entitled to beneficiaries of estate assets.
However, in the case of having a will with respect to any deceased person, purposefully leaves out the estranged son. The estranged son will not be entitled to any asset of the estate without enlisting in the will. In the region of "England and Wales", testamentary freedom has been legally acknowledged and practised. Thus, the citizens of the concerned region have the sole right to exclude and include their child with respect to accessing a property in the will. It can be stated that no person is obliged to give or leave any asset to children during the post-deceased period.
Therefore, because of the scenario, it can be informed that no such claim of Jason Griffiths will be granted or entertained by the legal body unless he has enlisted under the will of his father. The transfer of properties can be only distributed among the listed beneficiaries under the will of a deceased person. In the case of Jason coming forward with his claim, the legal dimension can be strongly explored based on the will.
Task 2
Last Will and Testament of Lloyd Aled Jones: Lloyd Aled Jones is resident of the city of “670 Buckingham Road, Arden Town, AT4 5PX, City of Sydney, Country of Australia”. being of sound mind, not acting under any influence, and understanding the circumstances and known to all extent properties and temperament thereof, making this last Will and the Testament, and all the decision is made by me in my senses. The previous Will made by me is codicil and revoked.
i. Taxes and Expenses
The gifts received by Lloyd Aled Jones would not consider as the deduction of any taxes. The gifts, which are given from time to time, are also going to be considered in the tax book. The full valuation of the gifts is going to fall under the inheritance tax, which would be paid, by the estate. Hereinafter appointment the settlement should be done by the amount of the estate respectively by the personal representative.
The further direction, the executor of the Will is my friend Alun Lewis (AL) has to pay all the inheritance tax of the gift received and given by me by the estate. The taxes are should be given by the personal representative passing under the particular will or otherwise. As these taxes are debts, without the recovery of inheritance tax payment.
ii. Representative
I appoint Alun Lewis, of, the County of Australia, Arden Town, AT78 8KN. State as Personal Representative of the estate and I plead that she will appoint a temporary Personal Representative if needed. If the Personal Representative fails or deceases to serve, then I nominate Arden LLB of the County Australia to serve.
iii. The Temperament of the Property
The personal property which has been gifted, both the side of real and personal and their addresses are been followed below
iv. "1st Beneficiary"
Name is Bronwyn Jones, currently resident in Australia as the same resident in Arden Town, AT 78 KN, by my relation's daughter, who has been stated as the first beneficiary according to the UK Estate Act 1925. As explained, the beneficiary is supposed to be the part of the estate of their parent's estate if the parents would like to share the estate along with their children but as stated the client. It is clear that Lloyd Aled Jones Will's first beneficiary is the daughter. Who is now in charge of the residence of Australia, Arden Town AT78 8KN and reportedly request to live with her son in the residence.
v. “2nd Beneficiary"
The name is Dylan Jones, currently resident in Australia as the same resident in Arden Town, AT 78 KN, by the relation's grandson. who has been stated as the second beneficiary member in the will as followed by the UK Act 1925 as explained, that the beneficiary have the rights to be the part of the estate as per as detailed in the Will. Here there is a term and condition is been set by Lloyd Jones for Dylan Jones in the estate Will that 670 Buckingham Road has been donated in the trust but as soon Dylan Jones is going to turn twenty-five the property will be sold and converted into assets for him.
If one of the beneficiaries is not agreeing to the terms and conditions which is mentioned in the will then automatically they will be transferred to the other beneficiary in order to not agree on the terms. As the Executor trusty, Alun Lewis has the distribution of the Arden technologies Lvt. who can be considered the third beneficiary of the estate.
vi. Exclusion
The acceptance of Lloyd Jones that whatever is written in the Will, she was present by her mind, and known to every distributor's name and part of the property they are getting from her estate Will. The Will has been done intentionally and there is no chance of mistakes in the Will. If in the future, there are any additional members included in the family then by every member's agreement and intention the Will can get changes as per following the law.
vii. Affiliation
The Affiliation of the bond is already transparent in the Will. Other persons or outsiders cannot claim their part of the property if it is not mentioned specifically in the Will. Any disturbance should not be entertained. If the beneficiary demands the help of the law in such cases then they are allow to take one.
viii. The power that the personal Representative can apply
As stated in the Will that the personal representative can apply some of the powers if they face any problem in future regarding the Will. Some of the laws play as advantage points for the representative.
In future, the personal representative would wonder to reinvest in the particular property owned by them through this Will. The permission will be granted and would be for their side. The property they are getting is depending upon the personal representative's hands so if any condition is not given then they can sell, buy or reinvest in the given property.
According to the government, Act 1925 the estate owner can do anything to their property according to the kind of property they have been listed. If the property is residential then the owner of such property should look for something, which comes under the Act of residential properties. If the property is been listed as commercial property, the decision for the property would be different as per the government terms and conditions. The registered property can be sold and buy if the property is not registered in the name of the seller then the property would certainly become unable for selling. If the resident belongs to two beneficiaries then both of them should agree to the agreement of the property. Any of the ones cannot take any decision regarding the property until both are being in the same page regarding the decision. as the second representative is given Buckingham Road at the age of 25 so as it is been stated he cannot sell, buy or have any permission for that property before the mentioned age.
ix. "Contesting Beneficiary"
The beneficiaries listed through this will or listed trust herein mentioned, attack or contest with respect to this will or provisions of a will can hurt the spirit of will. Therefore, it can be stated that only the listed parties under this will can contest with respect to any subject matter of this will. The beneficiaries, executor and trusts can only contest with respect to this will and in case of accurate resolution. However, due to a lack of reaching on conclusion will be revoked and along with that also can be disposed of.
x. General Provisions
The place of "670 Buckingham Road" only can be utilised by Bronwyn Jones and after her, the sole right will belong to Dylan Jones. Thus, Bronwyn Jones can live in with the concerned residence but cannot trade or demolish the residence in any circumstance or manner.
In case BJ predeceases with respect to LJ, assets of "670 Buckingham Road" can be sold and the outcome needs to be restated under the trust of DJ. At the age of 26, DJ will be entitled to assets that save with trust.
The share of LJ across "Arden Technologies Ltd." will entirely belong to AJ and a pure and unconditional right with a share will be given to AL.
The "Arden Book Club" need to be donated with an approximate value of £1,000.00 immediately after the execution of the will.
A trust with the name of relatives of LJ needed to be formed with the approximate value of £25,000 by AL. Along with that AL reserves the sole power with respect to the distribution of money across the relatives in terms of receivable amount.
Xi. Severability
In case any of the provisions of the concerned will have been deemed with a circumstance then the rest of the provisions will need to be amended with full effect and force. The parameters of the will need to be critically met with respect to the activity of the executor, bene3ficeries and trust.
Xii. Signature
I Lloyd Jones, hereby declare that this draft needs to be considered as my will after my decease. I have made a few amendments and conditions with respect to the acquisitions of the assets by the beneficiaries of the will. It can be stated that I have taken such a decision of my free will and no such influence has infused my decision. This will have to be brought into practice immediately after my decease according to the law of the state.
Xiii. Witness
Lloyd Jones will have signed this with no influence and automated decisions and no influence have been created upon him. The signature in the will have been purely made by Lloyd Jones and being a witness, it is their sole responsibility to confirm the facts and decisions taken under the will. Thus, in every stage of need with respect to confirmation of the deal as a witness I will be there until my wellness and deceased.
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