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How do I add people and organisations to my case?

A step by step guide on how to add people and organisations to your case and assign various roles.


How to add people 

  • Click People & beneficiaries on the left hand side menu of the Estate overview page
20220811 People & beneficiaries outline (Menu) 
  • Click Add and then choose Person

20220812 Add Person - People and Beneficiaries

  • Enter the person's information 
  • Choose the relevant role(s). You can assign multiple roles to one person:



  • If the person is selected as Beneficiary or Creditor you also have the option to save and record their bank details
  • Press Save

💡 You only need to enter People information once. Exizent can use this data to pre-populate relevant court and IHT forms later on 

❗ Fields will change depending on the roles you choose. For example, if you choose Child of the deceased, you will see reduced options within Relationship to deceased

How to add organisations 

⭐ You can use this function if your organisation is acting on behalf of the client

⭐ You can add charities as organisations to distribute to

  • Navigate to the People and beneficiaries section on the Estate overview

20220811 People & beneficiaries outline (Menu)

  • Click Add and then choose Organisation

20221108 People & Beneficiaries Add Organisation

  • Fill in the required information about the organisation 
  • Choose the Roles* (you can choose both if required)
  • The required fields will change dependent on which roles you choose 
  • If the role/one of the roles is Beneficiary choose if this is a registered charity or not
  • If the role/one of the roles is Beneficiary there will be space to note and save bank details

 

  • If the role/one of the roles is Executor/Administrator/Personal representative, choose the status
  • If the role/one of the roles is Executor/Administrator/Personal representative, choose whether to use Organisation details or Named individual details for the signatory on forms 



  • Fill in all required information
  • Click Save 

 

  • To edit any information, click in to any of your people or organisations at any time, amend and then click save in order for the information to be updated
  • To delete a person or organisation, click on the three dots to the right and click delete: 

 

😍 Any organisation added as a Executor/Administrator/Personal representative will be mapped to relevant court and IHT forms

👷 Our team are regularly making improvements and adding new features. Some things may have changed since this guide was written as functionality gets even more fabulous. If you need further assistance, please contact the Customer Success team who are always happy to help

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