Estate Administration

The process of estate administration can always be viewed as a difficult process simply by the fact that it is a process whereby property is transferred through the scrutiny of government approval. However, estate administration is much more significantly difficult due to the fact that a loved family member is no longer with the family. Whether that individual was a child, a parent, a spouse, a close trusted friend, a relative, the loss is great, whereby such tragedy makes the estate administration process even more difficult. I lost my father just over two (2) years ago and his passing left a valuable precious empty space in our family which could not be refilled.

Nevertheless, the transfer of property and the control of such property must occur. This process of estate administration allows the transfer of property from one individual to their heirs when death occurs. Our office handles half a dozen or more estates at any given time and we can serve as much as needed in that estate administration process; whether such involvement requires our firm handling all of the estate administration process, or if we're simply needed to go with the family to the Clerk of Court in filing the estate papers we will serve in whatever capacity is needed.

Typically, where we can be of assistance to the family is by helping prepare the accountings, inventories, preliminary documents and notices to family and to creditors as required by the Clerk of Court. In addition, we can work on behalf of the family with the Clerk of Court to make sure that all of the rules and requirement and the statutory guidelines are met in the estate administration process. Below please find a list of the estate administration forms which we most commonly will perform on behalf of our clients:

Application for Probate and Letters Testamentary
Appointment of Resident Process Agent
Renunciation of Right to Qualify for Letters Testamentary
Application for Employer Identification Number
Notice to Creditors and Affidavit of Notice To Creditors
90 Day Inventory
Inheritance and Estate Tax Certification
Petition for Commissions
Annual or Final Account
Receipt Release and Refunding Agreement