Wills Disputes / Inheritance Claims

Tollers Trust & Estates Unit has an enviable reputation in the region.  To compliment this service Tollers offer specialist dispute resolution service, recognising the increasing litigious nature of claims surrounding Wills and Trusts brought about by the break up of the family unit and increasing size of Estates.

Head of Dispute Resolution Tom Kings, who qualified in 1984, has spent the last eight years specialising in Wills Disputes and inheritance claims, becoming an Associate member of the Association of Contested Trust and Probate Specialists in the process.

Tollers are able to offer specialist advice on:-

Problems during the administration of the Estate including:

• Problems over the construction of a Will
• Problems with or between Personal Representatives
• Actions to remove Personal Representatives
• Defending claims upon the Estate
• Requiring Personal Representatives to account for their actions during the administration of an Estate

Claims upon the Estate.  Inheritance Act Claims:

• On behalf of the Beneficiaries defending claims by individuals entitled under the Inheritance Act to pursue actions.
• Pursuing claims on behalf of spouses, partners, children and dependents

Disputes over Wills:

• Bringing or defending claims as to the validity of a Will on the grounds of improper execution, mental capacity, want of knowledge and approval, undue influence and fraud
• For further information on disputing a will please click here.

The Unit also specialises in associated areas including:

• Actions by and against Trustees
• Challenging lifetime gifts by reason of undue influence
• Care Home charges by the Local Authority