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Payment of probate fees

  • 16-02-2023 03:19PM
    #1
    Jewelleery
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Person A died intestate. Letters of Administration were granted to person B, their sibling, who administered the estate and dispersed the assets to the beneficiaries according to intestate law (Succession Act 1965)

    Person B dies, but after they die, it becomes known that Person A had ownership of land that was unknown to person B.

    Person C (another sibling) applies for a De Bonis Notis (DBN) grant against Person A estate which is granted by the probate office.

    Which estate is liable for the expenses of the DBN grant, and what is the legal justification?



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  • #2
    NUTLEY BOY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭NUTLEY BOY


    Solicitor time for sure.



  • #3
    Lenar3556
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭Lenar3556


    So we’ll written, it could be an exam question!

    I would imagine the newly discovered estate which was the subject of the DBN grant. I don’t know the technicalities, but trying to levy expenses on estates which have been fully dispersed some time in the past is going to be impractical.



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