Winterborne Legal Services
Friendly & Professional Law firm providing help to families across the south of England.
Providing the help you need
- You won’t need to travel to see us, as we’ll visit you at home.
- You won’t be baffled by legal jargon.
- You will find out how to make arrangements about matters which are important to you.
Our Services
Wills & Trusts
Probably the worst decision any of us can make is to die without having a valid Will in place.
Writing a Will that’s right for your family doesn’t have to be time-consuming or expensive.
You don’t have to leave your home to have an expert Will prepared, as we will visit you.
Read more on our Wills and Trusts page.
Probate
Probate is not always needed when somebody dies.
If you’re not sure whether you will need a Grant of Probate, please get in touch and we’ll answer your questions and explain what you will need to do.
Read about:
- when a Grant of Probate is needed
- what happens without a Will
- what is estate administration
- what are the duties of an executor
We can help you get a Grant of Probate and administer the estate of the person who has died, to get the money to the beneficiaries as quickly as possible.
See our guidance on costs.
Lasting Power of Attorney
How to give your family the written authority to deal with financial institutions and government bodies on your behalf and allow them to make decisions for you if necessary.
If you are likely to need a Lasting Power of Attorney, don’t put off making it. It’s never too soon to make a Lasting Power of Attorney, but it could be too late.
Lasting Powers of Attorney are currently taking an average of 73 days to be registered by the Office of the Public Guardian. This is twice the target time.
Read more on our Lasting Power of Attorney page.
Estate Administration
Read about:
- What is estate administration
- What happens without a Will
- What are the duties of an executor.
We can help you administer the estate and make sure all legal issues are dealt with so that you are not exposing yourself to risk from official bodies or beneficiaries.
Go to our Estate Administration page to read more.
What makes us different?
- We work with a small number of clients so that we can ensure we are able to provide full support and advice when it is needed and are never too busy to speak with you when you call.
- We will always visit you at home without any additional charge, so you don’t need to travel to see us.
- We offer reasonable fixed fees for most services with a free initial enquiry, so you don’t have to worry about asking us questions.
Meet
in England an
Christine Davies – Solicitor
Christine Davies is an experienced, fully-qualified private client solicitor, providing advice in Bridport, Bournemouth, and the surrounding areas. She is a member of the Law Society Private Client Section and has over 15 years experience of advising clients who wish to make Wills, Powers of Attorney or deal with the closing down the financial affairs of someone who has died.
Christine was for many years a carer for a disabled family member and understands the difficulties families can face.
Christine is a fully accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly, an independent, national organisation of lawyers who provide specialist legal advice for older and vulnerable people, their families and carers. Membership is personal to the individual solicitor to reflect their specialist legal expertise.
Christine is a full member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) and its special interest group in Mental Capacity. STEP is the worldwide professional association for those advising families across generations, helping families to plan their futures, from drafting a Will to administering estates.
Christine is also a Dementia Friend.
Email: christine@winterbornelegal.co.uk
Telephone: 07860772274
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Christine Davies is the Lifetime Lawyers accredited member at Winterborne Legal Services
Winterborne Legal Services is authorised by CILEx Regulation for Probate, Authorisation number 3000087 and is covered by CILEx Regulation’s Compensation Arrangements for Probate.
We are required to have Professional Indemnity Insurance which covers the preparation of Wills and the provision of Probate and estate administration services.
Winterborne Legal Services is the trading name of Winterborne Legal Services Limited, registered in England and Wales under company number 12127107. The company’s registered office is Unit Etb6 (First Floor0, Edwards Tower Building, St Michael’s Estate, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3RR.
Get in touch
If you would like to find out more about how we can help you, or have any queries, please get in touch.
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