Jacobsen Black Estates

25/07/2025

If an Executor becomes mentally incapable or develops dementia, it can delay estate administration. Discover your options and what steps can be taken.

01/03/2023

Are you aware of some of the different ways in which your Will could be affected by changes in your personal circumstances?

10/03/2022

Kings Court Trust's blog describes when probate is and is not required, the probate process, and the probate thresholds held by financial institutions.

29/05/2020

A ruling has permitted Sally Challen, who killed her abusive husband, to inherit his estate.

12/05/2020

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the inflexibility of current UK laws around Wills and inheritances. Many Will Writers are reporting surges in business due to people wanting to ensure their affairs are in order. One of the biggest challenges is that as the law currently stands, many document...

07/05/2020

We’ve only a few days from Dying Matter’s Awareness Week, which starts on Monday. It’s going to be a very different Awareness Week, with COVID-19 preventing any of the hundreds of events from happening. But there’s still quite a few things happening online- you’ll find a variety of events ...

24/04/2020

Councils have been urged to introduce safe and innovative ways for bereaved families and friends to attend the funerals of the deceased whilst the UK is in lockdown. Local Government minister, Simon Clarke, wrote to all councils in England urging them to respect the wishes of the deceased and to all...

28/02/2020

Do we provide enough funding for our future care?

A new report has warned that unless the Government takes strong immediate action, the UK Care System will collapse by the end of the decade.

27/12/2019

Remember all of those that have been part of your life in some way this year that are no longer with us.

2019 has seen the passing of some famous faces, with the worlds of entertainment, sport, music and literature losing some shining stars.