Oldie needs advice......

tigtag02

Hello old friends, hope you are all well.

Don't think this is the right place for this question but as its my old stomping ground I trust your advice.

I know I'll have to find this out 'properly' and I might even have a google if I dare (it's a minefield) but I was hoping I could be enlightened (in layman's terms) what the 'job' of the administrator of the deceased estate is - ie what the heck do I have to do?

Thanks in advance
TT

timmmers

You mean adminitrator or executor ?

I think there can be a difference ...and of course in scotland...well they like to differ there don't they ?

t

tigtag02

Administrator - I cant be executor as she died intestate and I'm in England.

TT

Hermia

This might help: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/Preparation/DG_10029468

The whole death section might be helpful: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/index.htm

As much as it pains me to praise a government website I think direct.gov is pretty good!

Hermia

tigtag02 wrote: »

Administrator - I cant be executor as there was she died intestate and I'm in England.

TT

This page mentions that: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/Preparation/DG_10029802

RAS

tigtag

What this means is that you collect together all the person's money, goods and effects, pay the funeral costs and then distribute them in accordance with the rules of intestacy.

If the estate is small (I think less than £15K), then there is no need to apply for probate. If it is larger, you need to get probate before distributing the estate. Did this person have any living relatives?

timmmers

Yeah that site is good.

Probate is the biggie, once you have that everyone official seems to contact you instead of the other way round so it gets easier. Funeral directors are usualyl helpful with this and so are the people where you register the death.

I didn't do this, my mum had a simple enough estate...but registering with the london gazette apparently sets a time limit for creditors to come looking for money owed ...so they can't blame anyone ditributing the estate later.

The deceased bank will often release funds to pay for immediate expenses like the funeral ...that can be handy since it's not cheap at all, and funeral plans dont' seem to rush to pay out.

t

tigtag02

RAS wrote: »

tigtag

What this means is that you collect together all the person's money, goods and effects, pay the funeral costs and then distribute them in accordance with the rules of intestacy.

If the estate is small (I think less than £15K), then there is no need to apply for probate. If it is larger, you need to get probate before distributing the estate. Did this person have any living relatives?

It's a little more complicated than that. The death occured almost 18 months ago but some money has just come to light - I am the next of kin and am awaiting for the probate papers to arrive so that I can apply.

What I am unsure of is what I need to do once probate is granted and the monies are released.

Thanks again
TT

tigtag02

timmmers wrote: »

Yeah that site is good.

Probate is the biggie, once you have that everyone official seems to contact you instead of the other way round so it gets easier. Funeral directors are usualyl helpful with this and so are the people where you register the death.

I didn't do this, my mum had a simple enough estate...but registering with the london gazette apparently sets a time limit for creditors to come looking for money owed ...so they can't blame anyone ditributing the estate later.

The deceased bank will often release funds to pay for immediate expenses like the funeral ...that can be handy since it's not cheap at all, and funeral plans dont' seem to rush to pay out.

t

I this is what I need to know if I need to do (does that even make sense) ie - registering with the London Gazette. (I think that creditors have 2 months once published)

Can I still claim the funeral expenses back first if any creditors appear even though they were paid up months ago?

Minefield I tell you, minefield!!

TT

RAS

tigtag02 wrote: »

The death occured almost 18 months ago but some money has just come to light - I am the next of kin and am awaiting for the probate papers to arrive so that I can apply.

What I am unsure of is what I need to do once probate is granted and the monies are released.

Thanks again
TT

It may be a good idea to apply to the Lost Assets Register as well, incase there is any more money that might just come to light.

These are the rules about who gets what in intestacy http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/family_parent/family/who_can_inherit_if_there_is_no_will___the_rules_of_intestacy.htm

timmmers

The funeral expenses come out of the estate first as far as I'm aware, and there is a pecking order for those times when the estate doesn't quite cover debts...that probably also applies to all caes.

Luckily...I have just started tidying up all the stuff I got from various agebcies when my Mum died...so I have it all within a few feet of me right now, I'll look for anything useful tonight.

I think it goes something like funeral, then the tax man and govt folk, then bills and other creditors...then when all are paid the rest to beneficiaries. Finding those can be a pain with no will, long lost people turning up cap in hand and all.

t