This Administration of Estates Module will consider the powers and duties of personal representative, how they administer estates including the getting of assets, the paying of debts and liabilities and the distribution of the net estate to beneficiaries including dealing with taxation so far as it relates to the administration of an estate and especially relating to inheritance tax.
Module Content
The Administration of Estates Module is divided into 17 sections:
Section 1: Powers and Duties of Personal Representatives
Section 2: Administering the Estate: Getting in the Assets
Section 3: Administering the Estate: Payment of Debts and Liabilities
Section 4: Legacies and Devises
Section 5: Administering the Estate: Contentious Claims
Section 6: Secret and Half-Secret Trusts
Section 7: Administering the Estate: Accounting and Distributing
Section 8: Duties, Rights and Remedies during the Administration
Section 9: Protection of Personal Representatives
Section 10: Post-Death Alterations
Section 11: Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family And Dependants) Act 1975
Section 12: Completing the Administration
Section 13: Estate Accounts
Section 14: Principles of Inheritance Tax
Resources
The following resources are included in the module fee:
- Dedicated tutor for each module (available 7 days a week)
- CLC / SQA Administration of Estates Manual
- Access to the eLibrary (100s of books to support your studies)
- Live topic webinars (all webinars are recorded and made available on the VLE)
- Live revision webinars (all webinars are recorded and made available on the VLE)
- Forums where you can raise questions and discuss issues with the tutor team and other students
- Practice papers, mock exams, revision notes and revision activities
- Video lectures on every subject area
- Quizzes, Flashcards and other interactive activities
Section 15: Income Tax
Section 16: Capital Gains Tax
Section 17: The taxation of Settlements
What is it like to study at Access Law?
Application
To apply for the Administration of Estates module, simply click "Apply Now" and complete the checkout process or complete our student enrolment form and sent it to support@alo-email.com
Once your application has been reviewed you will be given access to the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to complete your student induction.
If you are a new student, you will be required to provide photographic identification as part of your application. This can be scanned and emailed to us within 14 days.
Payment Options
Pay by: One-off payment
You can make a one-off payment online by credit/debit card (MasterCard, Visa or AMEX) or via Paypal, Apple Pay, Google Pay and more.
You can also pay by cheque or direct bank transfer. Please contact finance@alo-email.com to request our bank details. Cheques and direct payments should be in pounds sterling (GDP) drawn on a UK bank and made payable to Access Law Online Ltd.
Pay by: Monthly payments
You can pay your fees for each module on a monthly instalment plan. Collection fees apply. The collection fee varies depending on whether you pay paying by 3, 5 or 12 monthly instalments.
Pay by: Sponsoring organisation
A third party (such as an employer) who is paying either all or part of your fees and agrees to be invoiced for fees should complete our Sponsorship Agreement Form. This must be done before the programme is commenced. You will receive notification by email confirming when your sponsorship agreement has been confirmed and you are able to log onto our virtual learning environment (VLE).
Your sponsor must sign the sponsorship agreement form. You cannot sign it yourself.
Once a sponsorship agreement has been accepted by us, and your employer has been invoiced, your sponsoring organisation will have 30 days from the invoice date to pay the invoice, which will not affect your ability to commence your programme.
If the sponsorship agreement does not cover the full amount of fees due, you may the pay the balance by contacting our finance team.
Duration
The Level 6 Diploma is equivalent to the final of a degree. Typically, the Level 6 Diploma should take between 12-18 months to complete but, depending on prior knowledge of the subject and your circumstances, the Level 6 Diploma could be completed in 9-12 months .
Where a student intends to complete the Level 4 Diploma in 12-18 months, the Administration of Estates module would usually be completed in 6-8 months. As mentioned above, this module could be completed over a longer or shorter period depending on prior knowledge of the subject and your circumstances.
ALO will tailor your module and the support offered to help you achieve your desired outcome, in your desired timeframe.
Exemptions
You can apply for an exemption for the Administration of Estates module where you have a Law Degree, a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) or similar qualification together with the Legal Practice Course including the Advance Private Client unit.
To apply for an exemption you will need to provide us with evidence of your prior qualification. We will map your prior learning to the learning outcomes of the Administration of Estates module and confirm whether you are eligible for an exemption.
Important note
Students transitioning from an external qualification to SQA must achieve at least one module without exemption to be awarded an SQA Diploma.
Assessment
This module is assessed by way of 3 hour exam.
You can apply for assessment at any time.
Qualify
You can enhance your training to qualify as a Licensed Probate Practitioner. To qualify, you will need to complete 1200 hours of practical experience in addition to completing the Level 6 Diploma in Probate Law and Practice (or equivalent if applying for exemptions).
To qualify you must submit to licensing@clc-uk.org:
2. certified proof of identity and proof of current address;
3. statement of Practical Experience
4. Any supporting documents relating to conduct, financial and mental health disclosures.
Click here to look at CLC's Guidance for Licence Applicants.
Click here to look at CLC's FAQ's on Practical Experience
Career Path
After completing the Level 6 Diploma in Probate Law and Practice, with the requisite amount of practical experience you could then qualify as a Licensed Probate Practitioner.
With further experience, you could go on to manage a probate department in a large firm, or set up your own probate practice.
You could also take further training to become a solicitor.