Laurselle Legal

We can help you with:

Drafting of wills, including single and mirror wills
executor services to administer estates.

Advice and assistance in planning for how an individual’s assets are dealt with.

Setting up of trusts to manage assets for beneficiaries
funeral services, including pre-payment plans for funerals.

Dealing with estate administration has many responsibilities.

It can be an enormous burden on a person who is already enduring great emotional distress after losing a loved one.

Probate can be a daunting prospect and is often time consuming and it’s very important that it is completed accurately.

You can instruct us to do almost everything on your behalf. We will guide you through the whole probate process and provide you with you support.

Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA)

Drafting LPAs, including both Health and Welfare, and Property and Financial Affairs.

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document which enables decisions to be made on behalf of a Donor, or activities to be completed on the donors behalf by the attorney(s).

There are two main types of LPA’s:

Lasting Powers of Attorney for health and care decisions.

This type of Lasting Powers of Attorney is only to be used when mental capacity has been lost.

Decisions which can be made under this LPA for health and care may include:

Where the donor should live
The medical care the donor should receive
The food the donor can eat and the activities the donor can take part in
Who contact should be made with
Allow for special permission for life saving treatment

If you lose mental capacity without an LPA in place, an application to the Court of Protection will be required to have a deputy appointed to deal with everyday financial matters. This can be a slow and very expensive process. If you already have an LPA in place, this will not be necessary and save a fortune on unnecessary costs.

As divorce consultants, we provide practical help and emotional support to people struggling with divorce or separation. We will provide you with a safe, confidential and non-judgement environment to discuss your situation and ask questions, which can be as simple as ‘what do I do next?’ It is not just information or answer to your questions, it is a detailed step by step guidance to attain a favourable outcome for you, tailored to your particular situation.

In short, we can help you with

Listening to your story to provide emotional support for your circumstances
Providing legal information and options
Explaining legal processes
Helping create an action plan for your next steps
Help you complete legal forms, for example a Form E (Financial Statement) and Expenses Form (Income Needs Schedule)
Explain legal jargon in plain English
Prepare you for meetings/mediation and/or attending court
Accompany you to communicate effectively with your solicitor and your ex
Support you with practical and personal non legal issues
Provide practical help to implement the financial order

We can provide support even if English is not your first language.

We provide signposting service to our clients, which means we will introduce you to an authorised immigration adviser. If you have an ongoing immigration matter that is being dealt with by an authorised adviser, we can support you by translating documents into simple English, taking you to the meetings with your legal representative and helping you to understand the information your legal representative has requested.

We can assist you with your applications to UK Visas and Immigration.

We can provide support even if English is not your first language.

When someone dies their estate may be required to go through Probate for a Grant of Probate to be obtained. Probate is usually the responsibility of the people named as executors in the will of the deceased.

The executor has an important responsibility. Executors have a “lifetime liability” if they fail to account correctly to the beneficiaries, or any inheritance tax. Obtaining professional guidance can be extremely valuable.

Mckenzie Friend
Provide moral support
Take notes at court
Help draft court paperwork and documentation

RTA
Motoring offences
Speeding
Careless driving

Children Matters
Guidance & Support
Demystifying the law
Help resolve disagreements

Landlord & Tenant Matters
Tenancy Agreements
Evictions
Deposit disputes

Speeding