Form PA8A
Published date | 21 March 2018 |
Subject Matter | Probate forms and guidance |
PA8A –
Application to stop a grant of representation
Use this form to apply to stop an application for a grant of representation for up to
6 months. This is also known as 'entering a caveat'.
You may want to stop an application when:
• you think the person who made the will was being inuenced by someone
else or was not able to make their own decisions
• you think someone interfered with the will or forged it
• there is a more recent will
• the will was not properly signed and witnessed
• the person applying for probate refuses to share a copy of the will with you
• you are in dispute with the person applying or you think they are not suitable
to carry out the instructions in the will
• you think the person applying is not eligible to apply if there is no will
(see who inherits if there is no will)
• you are entitled to apply but have not been included in the application
• the person who died got married or entered into a civil partnership after the
will was signed
These are the most common reasons, but there may be others too.
You should always try to come to an agreement with the person applying for probate
before you stop their application.
You may want to talk to a solicitor or contact Citizens Advice for legal advice.
You may have to pay legal costs if you stop an application without a good reason.
Once your application is received, it takes one working day to stop applications in
progress.
If an application is approved on the same day you make the request, it will not be
stopped. But you will stop any future applications for probate made on the estate for
6 months.
You will need:
• an address in England or Wales where legal papers can be sent to you
• the full name of the person who died (and any other names they were known by)
• the exact date they died
Fees
It costs £3 to stop an application for 6 months.
You will need to apply again if you want to stop the application for a further
6 months.
Make your cheque/Postal Order payable to ‘HMCTS’.
What happens next
We’ll send you a notication to conrm we’ve received your application to stop a
grant of probate.
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