United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 83543
Probate
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20 October 2025
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28 October 2025 · Answer
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28 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it her policy to seek an agreement with the US Government on measures to minimise delays in UK probate cases where the deceased held assets in the US.
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20 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it her policy to seek an agreement with the US Government on measures to minimise delays in UK probate cases where the deceased held assets in the US.
Source: Commons
28 October 2025
Answer
Applications for probate for the estate of an individual who died domiciled in England and Wales will normally be dealt with by reference to domestic laws.Where an estate involves foreign assets, the onus is on personal representatives to assess which law...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-20/83543
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1842811
- uk · wq-1842811 · source updated 28 October 2025