Probate is a crucial legal process that ensures a deceased person’s estate is managed and distributed according to their wishes or the law. It involves validating the will (if one exists), settling debts and distributing assets to beneficiaries. Navigating probate is essential to provide clarity, prevent disputes, and ensure legal compliance.

Whether you’re dealing with a simple estate or a more complex situation, understanding probate can make a challenging time more manageable and bring peace of mind to loved ones. Our team is here to guide you through every step of the process with expert advice and support.

We offer probate as a stand-alone case, or you can become a Private Client of OCG Legal. Please visit our Private Client page to learn more.

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Selecting a Solicitor to help you with a probate can be overwhelming, especially as no two estates are the same and the level of help a client requires will very significantly. 

This is why we offer a flexible service, especially if you're not prepared to undertake the probate journey alone.

OCG Legal offers clients the choice of how much assistance you need and at what part of the process you require it. We will attempt to give you the most accurate and upfront costing, even though Probate can be tricky to predict.

Based on an average case, probate can take anywhere from 6 months to 2 years depending on the complexity of the estate and claims made against it.

The estate cannot be dealt with until all claims have been received. Individuals have 6 months from when probate was granted to make a claim against the estate.