Probate For Jersey Residents: What You Need To Know

Many people don't realise what is involved in administering a person's estate until they have to do it themselves, and encounter a minefield of previously unheard of terminology and complex legal procedures. 

So what is probate?  It is the term used for both the Grant of Probate itself and the process of applying for the right to deal with the estate of someone who has passed away. The person who administers the estate of someone who has passed away, and is named as the person to carry out the administration of the deceased's Will, is called an Executor. An Administrator is the person appointed as the personal representative for a person who has died without making a Will or naming someone to administer their estate.