The Law Offices of Dorothy A. Cole
Our Probate and Decedent Estate Administration Legal Services
Advising and Representing:
Executor/Administrator - party appointed by Court to administer decedent's estate subject to Court supervision;
Trustee - party named in trust document to administer trust assets upon death or incapacity of individual who created trust;
Beneficiary - one entitled to share in estate of decedent under decedent's Will or Trust -- or because of family relationship to decedent;
Death Tax Determinations - cases in which decedent's assets do not require probate administration, but estate tax liability needs to be determined; taxes paid; and accounting and distribution of assets to beneficiaries is required;
Claims and Disputes in Estates and Trusts -- ex., delays in distribution of estate assets to beneficiaries; disputes as to interpretation of terms of Will or Trust;