Selling a deceased person’s car can be hard, but we’re here to help you through this challenging time.
There are several legal steps you will need to go through before you can settle a deceased person’s financial affairs, which may include selling a car on probate.
Before you start, you will need a death certificate, and you will need to retain the document to complete the probate car sale.
If the deceased person has left behind a Last Will and Testament, they will have named an executor – and that individual will be responsible for handling all matters relating to their estate.
As soon as the named executor has original copies of the deceased’s death certificate and Last Will and Testament – then they can apply for probate. If the deceased has died without leaving a Last Will and Testament, the application process is essentially the same, but instead, you’ll have to apply for ‘Letters of Administration’ rather than a ‘Grant of Probate’.
Once the chosen executor of the estate has the death certificate, the Last Will and Testament and Grant of Probate (or death certificate and Letters of Administration, if there was no Last Will and Testament), they can then officially notify the banks and the utility and insurance companies of the deceased person about their death.