Probate Court and Estate Administration

The Probate Court involves various types of matters, but the two most prevalent are Decedent’s Estates and Conservatorships.

Decedent’s Estates involves settling an estate when someone has died.  We undertake to represent the family and/or fiduciary throughout the entire process:  Marshalling  information regarding decedent’s assets and family; submitting the appropriate Application for Probate or Admission of the Will documents; attending all Probate hearings, either contested or uncontested; preparation of the necessary Probate filings such as the Inventory, Return and List of Claims, State and/or Federal Estate Tax Returns, Final Account or Statement in Lieu thereof; valuing and liquidating assets; assisting accountants with the filing of appropriate IRS and DRS documents; overseeing the payment of claims, conclusion of all estate business and the distribution of assets in accordance with the law or with the decedent’s Last Will and Testament.  During the process, we remain on task with timely filings, ever present to answer questions of the fiduciary, heirs or beneficiaries.  We make the process as simple, speedy and unobtrusive as possible.

Conservatorships may be appropriate when a person needs help in managing his or her personal and/or financial affairs, usually because of an illness, cognitive impairment or, in some cases, the person so chooses to have court endorsed help.  Diminished capacity need not be the end of a good quality of life for someone.  We undertake to safeguard our clients’  and/or their family members’ autonomy, dignity, safety and quality of life, while providing counsel on the duties of being Conservator and administrative/accounting services to the Conservator.

Our staff is experienced, knowledgeable and caring, our fees are reasonable and the first consultation is risk free:  We will quote you a fee before undertaking any work.  Let our family protect yours.