Wills
At Gebbie & Wilson we get it. We get it that making your Will is probably the most put-offable thing on your “To-Do” list. It’s been on that list for months now – well, years to be honest – but it never quite makes it to the top. Making a Will is boring, it’s depressing and it’ll keep – except that one of these days, it won’t!
At Gebbie & Wilson we’re passionate about Wills. We believe that, with very few exceptions, every adult in Scotland should have a Will. We’ve seen time and time again how a well drawn Will avoids unnecessary delays, expense and heartache when someone dies. We’ve also seen, just as often, how the lack of such a Will can cause so many problems for families – and just at the very time when they are least able to cope with them.
So if you don’t have a Will – or if the one you do have no longer reflects your wishes – please come and speak to one of our Wills specialist Solicitors, Jan Bayley or Louise Arthur. In total, the Will writing process might take up a couple of hours of your time – but it will be time well spent – we promise you.
Estates
If a loved one has recently passed away, it can be difficult to deal with the legal formalities of managing their estate at what is a very difficult time. Gebbie & Wilson can help.
The process of winding up an estate in known in Scotland as executry administration and the person who is in charge of winding up the estate is known as an executor.
If the deceased had a Will, then it is the duty of the executor (appointed in the will) to wind up the estate and distribute it in accordance with the deceased’s wishes, as specified in the Will. In practice though this executry administration is usually carried out, on behalf of the executor, by solicitors – in our case by our executry specialist solicitors, Jan Bayley and Louise Arthur.
If there is no will, Jan or Louise will petition the court to have an executor appointed and then, working on behalf of the executor, will ensure that the estate is wound up in accordance with the law of intestacy.
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