Are you confused about probate? If so, then you’re not alone!
Dealing with the UK’s probate system after a loved one’s death can be a bewildering and stressful experience. But in the vast majority of cases, it needn’t be!
Simple Probate Law is the ultimate guide to probate for anyone who has never encountered it before.
How to apply for probate
Simple Probate Law helps non-experts find their own way through the probate process, without needing to pay for professional help.
Written by journalists, Simple Probate Law provides clear, free and independent advice on the probate process.
Simple Probate Law has three main sections.
- The First principles page answers the basic questions people coming to probate for the first time ask. This page answers: “what is probate?'”; “who should get probate?”; and, of course: “is probate really necessary in my case?”
- The What to do after a death page explains the basic steps anyone dealing with the death of a loved one should take. The advice here focusses on probate issues…but also touches on practical matters.
- Five steps of probate is Simple Probate Law’s most important page: a detailed step-by-step checklist of everything anyone applying for probate for the first time needs to do. Follow the advice here, and your probate worries are (hopefully) over!
There’s also a page with information about what to do when things go wrong in the probate process; and an FAQ page with some case studies, probate news, and the answers to some more common questions about the probate process!
Finally, and of you can’t find the information you need in all that, you can get in touch with Simple Probate Law via our contact form. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can!
Simple Probate Law
Simple Probate Law is a journalistic website established to provide non-experts with free, clear and independent advice about the probate process. Read more about us on the About This Site page.
