The following steps are not inclusive of all the necessary steps that a Personal Representative must take in order to successfully administer an estate. However, we work together to ensure the estate administration is successfully completed in a timely manner.

1. The Court appoints a Personal Representative and gives him or her the authority to act on behalf of the estate;
2. The Personal Representative determines what assets the individual owned and collects such assets;
3. The Personal Representative publishes a Notice of Creditors to determine if the individual had any debts;
4. The Personal Representative pays all creditors who have a valid claim against the estate; and
5. The Personal Representative distributes the estate assets to the beneficiaries.

Additional Services: Estate Planning | Guardianship