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The Executor’s Communication Playbook
Read guide: The Executor’s Communication PlaybookThree days after the funeral, the executor’s phone began filling with messages. One beneficiary wanted to know how much the house was worth. Another asked…
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Probate Without a Lawyer: A Careful DIY Guide
Read guide: Probate Without a Lawyer: A Careful DIY GuideThe executor had read the will three times. The appointment was clear. There was one original will, one executor, no handwritten changes and no obvious…
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Where Your NZ Probate Application Really Goes
Read guide: Where Your NZ Probate Application Really GoesThe executor lived in Dunedin. The deceased had lived in Christchurch. Most of the estate’s property was in Auckland, and the executor’s co-applicant had recently…
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Probate Granted: The Real Work Begins
Read guide: Probate Granted: The Real Work BeginsThe executor opened the envelope and read the first line twice. Probate had been granted. After weeks of locating documents, checking names, swearing an affidavit…
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Waiting for Probate: How to Check Its Progress
Read guide: Waiting for Probate: How to Check Its ProgressThe executor posted the probate application on a Monday morning. The tracking record showed that the package had been delivered. The filing fee had left…
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Managing NZ Probate From Overseas
Read guide: Managing NZ Probate From OverseasThe executor was sitting in a London apartment when the message arrived. Her uncle had died in New Zealand, and the will named her as…
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When the Named Executor Cannot Take Charge
Read guide: When the Named Executor Cannot Take ChargeThe will named one executor: the deceased’s older brother. There was only one problem. He had died three years earlier. The family still had a…
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When a New Zealand Estate Crosses Borders
Read guide: When a New Zealand Estate Crosses BordersThe executor thought the estate was almost ready to distribute. The New Zealand house had sold, local accounts had been closed and the remaining debts…
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When Several Executors Must Act as One
Read guide: When Several Executors Must Act as OneThe will appointed three executors. One lived near the deceased’s home and immediately began organising paperwork. Another lived overseas and wanted every decision documented before…
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