Banks and law firms create unnecessary issues and confusion by insisting that a lawyer can act for an intestate estate (where there is no will) before letters of administration are granted. This is wrong in law and wrong in practice.
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Kiwilaw* - 'yield to principle, not to pressure'
Probate, wills, estate administration, reseal grants, transmission to executors
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Cheryl Simes – principal of Kiwilaw
Hours & Info
+6433121508 but online enquiries are preferred
I work from home, often strange hours, including weekends, but also with some days definitely unavailable.
Online communication suits me best.
I accept instructions only as on this website - grants of administration, aspects of estate administration, and the will products offered here.
If you want to check my credentials, check the NZ Law Society's website for the register of lawyers. You will find me there. If you want to check Kiwilaw's credentials as a company, check the NZ companies register.
Online communication suits me best.
I accept instructions only as on this website - grants of administration, aspects of estate administration, and the will products offered here.
If you want to check my credentials, check the NZ Law Society's website for the register of lawyers. You will find me there. If you want to check Kiwilaw's credentials as a company, check the NZ companies register.
Recent posts
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- ChatGPT – don’t trust it (yet) – its legal analysis is wrong 2 May 2023
- Was the deceased a Maori? If they owned general land, that question becomes important. 24 January 2023
- Kiwilaw does NOT prepare enduring EPAs (enduring powers of attorney) – how come? 12 January 2023
- So you were not living under the same roof when your de facto partner died? Can you still inherit? 17 December 2022
- If there’s no will, no lawyer ‘acts for the estate’ until letters of administration are granted 24 August 2022
- How to sign your land documents under COVID lockdown 26 August 2021
- How to plan your steps – get the ‘estate administration’ right, without paying a fortune 2 July 2021
- ‘My son died suddenly. Can his Kiwisaver go to his children?’ 11 May 2021
