It is common for individuals who hold funds offshore to have
assets in both Guernsey and Jersey. It is a regular assumption that
the laws of both islands in respect of their probate/estate
administration procedure will be identical, however this is not the
case and we have outlined some of the main differences
below.
Documents needed
Guernsey
The procedure is quite different and unusual as the
Ecclesiastical Court will draft and provide some of the necessary
application documents themselves, such as the Powers of Attorney,
Oaths and Affidavit, in every estate regardless of whether it is an
individual or a law firm making the application.
All of the estate documents, such as the Will and death
certificate, are lodged with the Court and printed on special
Court paper. This leaves less room for error as the
Court knows all the facts of the case when the initial
application is made so they can 'bottom out' any
complications in advance and will request
