A probate attorney guides the executor through each step, ensuring all filings, notices and deadlines comply with state law. They help find and value assets, prepare inventories, pay legitimate debts ...

Probate Initiation: An interested party, often a family member or creditor, petitions the probate court to open an intestate estate. Appointment of Administrator: The court appoints an administrator ...

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Chicago wills attorney Mary Liberty of Illinois Estate Law ( is encouraging families to take proactive steps toward ...

If probate is needed, the process usually begins soon after a loved one passes away. The probate process can be long, stressful, and expensive. Some family members are able to manage it on their own ...

Probate can feel like stepping into a maze of legal paperwork, court deadlines and emotional decisions, often at one of life’s more difficult moments. Families suddenly find themselves juggling ...