Probate & Trust Administration
Oftentimes, estates must be probated upon death and you may not know where to begin. The probate process is the court administered distribution of assets after someone's death and involves a series of events that culminates in the final distribution of assets to heirs. Throughout the process, many legal issues arise and our attorneys are here to assist you from the start to finish.
The death of a loved one can be traumatic. At times, estates must be probated upon death and you may not know where to begin.
Probate
The probate process is the court administered distribution of assets after someone's death and involves a series of events which culminate in the final distribution of assets to heirs. Throughout the process, many legal issues arise and our attorneys are here to assist you from the start to finish. Some of the areas we can help you with include:
Assist the family with the basic knowledge of probating an estate
Help to collect and research all assets owned by the decedent
Prepare the transfer documents for real estate, business interests and financial accounts
Prepare and file all court documents, inventories and accountings with the court
Assist with disposing of personal property and the sale of real estate
Prepare the fiduciary income tax returns and federal estate tax returns where necessary
Trust Administration
Our attorneys can help you devise and administer living trusts, testamentary trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs), retirement benefits trusts, qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs), grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), qualified domestic trusts (QDOTs).