Stress and the Probate Process
The Yorkshire Post recently ran an article about the ‘stress’ of administering someone’s estate. We would have to say that for most people, probate is probably not a stressful process simply because of the timescales involved. If you’re unfamiliar with the probate process, you’re unlikely to know of the pitfalls and so carry on at your own pace, blissfully unaware of the things that might go wrong.
Of course, if you have suffered a recent bereavement then dealing with anything unfamiliar or complicated could become stressful, and unsympathetic relatives/beneficiaries can increase the pressure to get things done quickly. However in general probate is a painfully boring process, full of complications which you are unlikely to need to know more than once or twice in your lifetime.