Estate Administration: Probate
The process of Probating an Estate can take from a few months to over a year or more. Good legal advice and guidance can expedite the probate process, prevent costly errors, and protect your estate from being sued by creditors.
If you have been named as the administrator or executor of an estate, the attorneys of the Kennedy West law firm will help you:
- Locating all of a decedent's assets and documenting the assets of an estate
- Determining if is any money owed to the estate and assisting with the collections
- Documenting all creditors and ensure that Payment is made on legitimate bills, taxes and expenses
- Prepare federal and state taxes, and ensure taxes are paid
- Process the documents needed for clearing titles to property and other assets so they can be distributed to heirs
- Document and distribute the remaining assets of the estate to beneficiaries and heirs
