Support for a Statutory Will application

Our experience and discretion can assist families with this delicate matter

If the Court of Protection rules that a person lacks capacity and is unable to make their own Will, you may need to create a Statutory Will. Creating a Statutory Will is typically in the best interests of the person involved as it will prevent the estate from being distributed as if it’s an intestacy.

Tried and tested research methods

Using our knowledge and expertise, we can reconstruct the family tree and locate the people materially affected by the Statutory Will.

We apply the relevant rules of intestacy for your jurisdiction and meticulously descend each family line to identify all of the potentially entitled kin (or to prove a negative). We will then formally contact every relevant family member to confirm their identity, no matter where they reside.

Experienced problem solvers

We can even assist when you’re presented with incomplete, misleading or no information at all. Our expert team of genealogy specialists are experienced problem solvers so we can recreate a family tree with very limited initial information. Usually, we can do this even if all you have is the person’s birth certificate. 

Discreet in our enquiries

We understand the sensitive nature of Statutory Will matters so we are discreet in our enquiries. We will only contact relevant people to have conservations about the individual’s family history. We would never indicate any likely benefit or loss of benefit.