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Form CH28: Revocation/refusal of revocation of grant of probate.
Use this form to apply to extend your stop on a probate application (known as a caveat).
Search for the will of a soldier who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
Form CH24: Order appointing administrator pending determination of probate claim (CPR rule 57 Part 1 and 57PD paragraph 8).
The executor or beneficiary can use this form to apply to appoint a person to act as their representative.
Learn more about Inheritance Tax, including how to value an estate, applying for probate and when to pay.
Sets out proposals for reforming the fee payable for an application for a grant of probate.
Genealogists, historians and amateur family archivists will be better able to access historic wills under proposals published today (15 December 2023).
This form is to notify a claimant that their probate claim has been issued.
Form CH25: Security of receiver or of administrator pending determination of a probate claim (CPR PD57 paragraph 8).
A guide for people who want to store their will or codicil (an update to the will) with HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
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