EFIS 17, March 2019 : Probate

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Pursuant to the information previously supplied to you on EFIS 129/2018 last November, Oyez has now created the new statement of truth forms listed to replace the current forms of oath Probate 4, 4b, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 16.

After the Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 came into force on 27th November 2018, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) notified District Probate Registries (DPRs) of amendments to these forms.

Oyez's understanding is that the DPRs have continued to accept the existing forms of oath during a transitional period to the new procedure(s).

Subscribers to this range are therefore invited to use the new statement of truth forms in place of the forms of oath immediately.

In addition, we have amended PRO32 to refer to 14 days instead of 8 on the current version following amendments to this time limit which the Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 introduced last year. There were no field amendments to the PRO32.

Forms affected

PRO4	Executors	Withdrawn
PRO4B	Executors (Trust Corporation)	Withdrawn
PRO5	Attorney of Executor (Administration with the Will annexed)	Withdrawn
PRO8	Administrators	Withdrawn
PRO9	Attorney of Administrator	Withdrawn
PRO11	Administrators, with the Will	Withdrawn
PRO12	Administrators, de bonis non	Withdrawn
PRO13	Administrators, with the Will, de bonis non	Withdrawn
PRO14	Double Probate	Withdrawn
PRO16	Administrators (Statutory Guardian and Nominee)	Withdrawn
SOT1	Statement of Truth (Executors)	New/Amended
SOT2	Statement of Truth (Executors) Trust Corporation	New/Amended
SOT4	Statement of Truth (Administrators)	New/Amended
SOT5	Statement of Truth (Attorney of Administrator)	New/Amended
SOT6	Statement of Truth (Administrators with the Will)	New/Amended
SOT7	Statement of Truth (Administrators de bonis non)	New/Amended
SOT8	Statement of Truth (Administrators with the Will, de bonis non)	New/Amended
SOT9	Statement of Truth (Double Probate)	New/Amended
SOT3	Statement of Truth of an Attorney of an Executor (Administration with Will annexed)	New/Amended
SOT10	Statement of Truth (Administrators) (Person with Parental Responsibility and Nominee)	New/Amended
PRO32	Warning to Caveator (Copy)	New/Amended

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