Probate application?? but assets = £0, Will they still grant it ?
To cut a long story short, probate forms needed so that the child (who is above 21 years old)
can apply for 'medical records' for the deceased party (Their late parent)
so to get access to the records, letters of administration , and checking the probate forms,
if the amount of total assets = £0, then will that prevent the probate office issuing the forms?
or doesn't it matter if there are assets worth £0, the letters of admin will still be processed (given the forms are correctly filled in), and probate made fine.
so to apply and 'get' a probate, is it a necessity to have assets? or even if there are £0 assets, it can still be applied for, and granted ?
(and the probate is needed, to get access to medical records)
can apply for 'medical records' for the deceased party (Their late parent)
so to get access to the records, letters of administration , and checking the probate forms,
if the amount of total assets = £0, then will that prevent the probate office issuing the forms?
or doesn't it matter if there are assets worth £0, the letters of admin will still be processed (given the forms are correctly filled in), and probate made fine.
so to apply and 'get' a probate, is it a necessity to have assets? or even if there are £0 assets, it can still be applied for, and granted ?
(and the probate is needed, to get access to medical records)
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According to this NHS website
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/access-to-medical-or-health-records-of-someone-who-has-died.aspx
If you want to view the health records of a deceased person, under the Access to Health Records Act (1990) you can apply in writing to the record holder.
Under the terms of the Access to Health Records Act (1990), you will only be able to access the deceased’s health records if you are either:
a personal representative
an executor
or someone who has a claim resulting from the death (this could be a relative or another person)
There is no mention anywhere on that page that probate is required. To be a 'personal representative' probate should not be necessary.
Regardless of that how can anyone have zero assets? If they had 20p in their pocket their estate had a value.
Out of interest, if there was a will you get probate. If no will, it's called something else.
When my father died a private sector organisation released significant monies on sight of the will, by me attending in person with the death certificate and providing suitable ID.
OTOH a govt body required a grant of probate before releasing less than half that amount of money...you might say they were just being very careful...my suspicion is it's more about one arm of government generating income for the Treasury.
So you could always just stick £2000 in as personal effects or household goods
that would ensure that a grant issued