FREE LEGAL ADVICE TO FAMILIES DEALING WITH PROBATE

The Probate Network is providing a way for people dealing with probate and estate administration following the death of a family member, to get access to some free legal advice. The service offers an easy way to connect with qualified solicitors who have specialised probate knowledge. The Probate Network helps people find answers to probate questions and allows them to determine if they need legal support to guide them through the probate process.

The Probate Network was founded in 2020 by Julie Draper, a marketing consultant working in the legal sector. She created the Network in response to the challenges her mother faced when dealing with estate administration affairs after her father’s death. She wanted to provide a way for people to get easily accessible probate help to guide them in the right direction.

Julie comments, “Following the death of my father, my mum rang solicitors to seek advice but was met with the need to book an appointment, paid for at an hourly rate. Our family didn’t need Probate for Dad’s estate,” added Julie. “If mum had taken one of the appointments offered, she’d have paid to be told she’d done a good job getting everything in order.”

The Probate Network is made up of solicitors that provide free 20-minute telephone consultations to answer probate-related questions and give advice related to any issue surrounding probate, intestacy, estate administration or contentious probate. All the solicitors are members of the Law Society of England and Wales and are overseen by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the regulatory body ensuring high standards in the UK legal industry.

If after the 20-minute consultation, the client feels they need legal representation, it’s up to them whether they move forward with the consulting solicitor. If not, they have other options through The Probate Network. Solicitors are not the only professionals involved in the probate process. The Probate Service Business Directory allows users to search for any type of probate-related service provided ranging from probate insurance to probate finance and other related services such as burial and commemorative options.

As demand for the service grows, the Network is looking for more solicitors and related service providers to join the Network and Business Directory, which is free to join. For more information, visit the website: www.the-probate-network.co.uk