Legal Rights Checker For Scottish Estates

Check legal rights for Scottish estates

If you are dealing with an executry, where the Testator did not make provision for a spouse or issue within the Will, you may be concerned that there could be a claim for legal rights. This is especially the case if the Executor does not know the family particularly well.

Title Research’s Legal Rights Checker service* can give peace of mind for Executors. For a fixed fee of £249 plus VAT, we will confirm that there is no likelihood of a possible claim for legal rights.

Each of our Legal Rights Reports comes with a quotation for insurance cover as standard, underwritten by an A-rated insurer, to give the Executor even more peace of mind if required.

To instruct us and get started, all we need is a copy of the deceased’s death certificate.

If we find evidence of a possible claimant, our report will include a quotation to locate them, so that you can inform them of their rights to claim.

* Please note: this service is only available for Scottish estates.

Case Studies

Confirming no claimants exist

Our client was named as Executor in the Will of one of their own clients. As they were not directly connected to the family, as part of their risk management processes, they asked us to check for any Legal Rights claimants that may exist. Our searches confirmed that there were no such claimants, and our client took out a cost-effective insurance policy for peace of mind before distribution.

Discovering estranged children

Our client was dealing with a Will that left the residue to a charity, as well as some bequests to cousins. Our client received conflicting information from the Legatees, some of whom were saying that the Deceased had an estranged daughter who would have a claim for Legal Rights. We carried out our checks and discovered that there was, in fact, a son and a daughter. Following this, we were further instructed on a fixed-fee basis to locate the two children so that our client could discuss their rights to make a claim on the estate.