Probate and Estate Administration
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Probate and Estate Administration – What You Need to Know
After a loved one passes and you’re named the Executor or Administrator of their estate, you’re not alone. We can help you. We understand this can feel like an overwhelming process, especially after death. At Auld Brothers, our focus is in Estate Administration. While in Probate we help handle estate matters, avoid problems, minimize expenses, and close the case as efficiently as possible.
Executor or Administrator of the Estate
If a loved one had a Will at their passing and selected someone to handle their estate, that person is called an Executor. If a loved one didn’t have a Will when they passed, the Register of Wills Office selects an Administrator to handle the person’s estate. Whether you’re named the Executor or Administrator, we’ll help guide you through the Probate process and provide you with Estate Administration services as needed.
Starting the Probate and Estate Administration Process in Pennsylvania
The Estate Administration process begins after the person has passed. Then the Probate process is started by filing a Petition for Probate with the Register of Wills Division in the Court of Common Pleas in the County where the individual resided. Then you’ll need to review their assets, holdings, and liabilities while estimating the total sum of everything.
As probate lawyers, we will organize and review:
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- Estate assets
- Financials
- Investments
- Identify potential creditors or claims against the estate
- Legal documents
- Required paperwork
Probate and Estate Administration Services Available
We can help you during any part of the Probate process or help you from start to finish. Our Estate Administration and Probate services include:
Petition the court to have you designated as either the Executor or Administrator
Assist you with securing and managing assets
If needed, draft and file final Income Tax Returns
Manage any claims or creditors of the estate
Prepare a pleading (if needed) to close the estate
Distributing the estate assets
Preparing for the Future
Making estate preparations before a person passes can help to avoid potential issues during the Probate process. We create customized Estate Plans to fit the person’s needs, including Trusts, Wills, Asset Protection, and additional services.
Your Local Probate Lawyer
For over 100 years, the Auld Brothers attorneys have served the Pittsburgh area with three generations of attorneys. As a result, we’ve developed long-term trusted relationships with our clients serving them for generations. Our goal is to educate and guide you through the Estate Administration and Probate process to make it easy and manageable.
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Rebecca's expertise and insight were evident after discussion on the phone before I even met with her. Once meeting these skills were apparent These traits were on display in her follow up questions and in answers to my questions. Her explanations and analogies show understanding coupled with legal knowledge and explanation of policy. Her abilities were apparent during and after completion of the Estate Planning Process. Her prices are reasonable for high quality work, time spent with the client, and personalize attention.
I am so pleased with the total Estate Planning Package, that I have begun a needed Real Estate Agreement with Rebecca.
I think that Rebecca is very knowledgeable, about law and policy, helpful, creative, and empathetic, and a pleasure to work with. I would recommend her highly without any reservation.
( I met Rebecca for the first time after Thanksgiving of 2021. I needed some accommodations. Both Rebecca and Brian were welcoming and eager to modify the situation to met my requests and needs. I thank them deeply for the concern and accommodations, attention and quality legal documents, completed and in process.)
Gratefully,
Meryl Gotlieb
Thank you, Mrs. Auld, for so efficiently and accurately providing such a reassuring plan for both myself and my heirs.
Rebecca Auld will go to bat for you and is a pleasure to work with!
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