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HMCTS publishes Form PA17 allowing legal professionals to give up executor role

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Published on: 07 January 2021
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LNB News 07/01/2021

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Issue Date: 07 January 2021

Published Date: 07 January 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England and Wales

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HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published Form PA17 for legal professionals named in a will as an executor and who are a partner, member, shareholder or director in a firm. The form allows a legal professional to give up their role permanently as an executor to get probate to manage the estate of someone who has died.

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