{"id":116950,"date":"2020-06-06T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-guide-to-probate-everything-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2020-06-06T13:06:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T06:06:45","slug":"a-guide-to-probate-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-guide-to-probate-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to probate: everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWith the coronavirus causing long delays to the process, here are the key points to rememberCoronavirus \u2013 latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTens of thousands of bereaved families who have lost loved ones to coronavirus are dealing with the financial procedures that follow a death \u2013 called probate \u2013 but are encountering a system hit by delays and bureaucracy.It usually takes about three to four months to sort out probate, which is essentially identifying the dead person\u2019s assets, paying off any debts and sharing out the remaining estate according to the will. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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