Our firm can assist Personal Representatives (Executors) with estates of any size, including ancillary probate matters for out-of-state decedents.  Administering an estate can be a confusing process.  The knowledgeable attorneys at Kottke & Brantz, LLC are able to provide assistance in every step of the probate process, which generally involves determining whether a decedent died with a valid will and appointing a Personal Representative to collect and value the probate assets, to pay valid debts, to file any tax returns, and then to distribute any remaining probate assets to the decedent’s heirs or devisees.  For the more complex estates, elections, disclaimers and other “post-mortem” planning techniques may need to be considered.

We can also prepare affidavits of heirship and small estates affidavits (for estates where no probate is required) and assist clients with the transfer of assets after a death, including non-probate assets held in joint tenancy or with a beneficiary designation.

Many of these issues need to be addressed within a limited period of time after a death.  For more information contact us today.