Probate Administration
Probate is the process by which the courts distribute your assets after you have passed away. It is a long and complicated process, one made all the more difficult by the fact that your family is grieving. Ilene can guide your loved ones through the process with sensitivity and compassion; all the while making sure the maximum possible amount of your assets are preserved for your family by minimizing the amount lost to fees and taxes.
Probate administration services include:
- Helping you select the proper representative
- Preparation and filing of all necessary probate court documents
- Representation in all probate and tax court proceedings
- Income tax planning for your estate
- Defense against challenges to your will or trust
- Resolution of disputes among your beneficiaries or between your beneficiaries and the executor
- Postmortem planning
- Review of all federal and state tax returns
- Review of all federal and state fiduciary income tax returns
Or Ilene can show you how to avoid probate entirely! See Estate Planning page
Find out more about Probate
What Papers Do I Need?
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The Many Faces of Owning Property
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Take Action in the Face of Estate Tax Uncertainty
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Do I need all the heirs signation to become special administrator in an emergency situation
My father passed without a will. Is there a way to become special administrator due to an emergency? My father’s name is on the note but I am on title - the house is in foreclosure and up for auction in 2 months. I would like to take the house out of foreclosure and...
Family Feuds: Your Estate Plan Can Save Your Kids’ Relationship
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Defining Probate
Probate: [from the Middle-English probat, from Latin probatum…] a : the action or process of proving before a competent judicial authority that a document offered for official recognition and registration as the last will and testament of a deceased person is genuine....
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