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Legal support on French Probate

We will guide you through the legal process of settling the French estate of a family member.

We deal with probates of French nationals who die as residents in England.

This is a complete service to help the family in France during a difficult time. We deal with all English and French aspects including the release of money from French bank accounts and investments. Our service is efficient, cost-effective, and can be as comprehensive as required to reduce the need for the family to be in the UK.

We can help with the following:

  • Identification of assets in the UK and France.
  • Obtaining an English grant of probate.
  • Preparing all French documentation, either with our preferred notaire in Lyon France, or the family notaire.
  • Sale of any English property.
  • Sale of any French property with French notaire.
  • Sale of any UK business.
  • UK and French tax returns and tax planning.
  • Any form of litigation the deceased was involved in, whether in England or France.

Our French Probate Experts

Please contact David Anderson to discuss how our French Probate specialists can help you:
Estelle Tague
Partner | Head of London Private Client / International
T: 0207 421 7900 (DDI)
T: 020 7583 2222
Email
Francois Mouielou RWK Goodman
François Mounielou
Associate, Chartered Tax Advisor
T: 020 3750 9369 (DDI)
Email

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