Wills and Probate Solicitors in Gillingham

Executors are not obliged to pay out to beneficiaries until a year after the death, a period often called the executor’s year, which gives time to gather the assets and handle any claims. Gillingham, the largest town in Medway, sits on the River Medway in Kent and once housed much of the Chatham Dockyard. The Royal Engineers Museum is at Brompton Barracks. Probate solicitors use this time to value the estate, report it for inheritance tax, apply for the grant of probate and collect bank accounts, pensions and investments. If the estate is straightforward, legacies can often be paid sooner. They then settle any debts and distribute the residue under the will or the intestacy rules. They also prepare wills and lasting powers of attorney. Firms in ME7 and ME8 serve the town. Details of wills and probate solicitors in Gillingham are set out below.