Probate Administration
Skilled Hillsboro Estate Planning Lawyers
Alleviate significant stress for your descendants with proper estate planning today. When a person passes, it is up to those left behind to distribute the possessions and deal with any debt he or she has left behind. With a clearly established probate administration plan, your family may encounter a much easier probate.
At Eisenstein Law Office, P.C., our goal is to lessen the emotional and financial burden of probate for your family. If you are planning for your own estate, we can provide you with the guidance you need to plan for a positive probate process for your loved ones. If you are entering probate for a loved one you recently lost, we can walk you through probate administration.
Are You the Administrator of an Estate?
Retain the services of our probate administration attorney to ensure that your probate proceeds smoothly. Probate can be a long process, stretching up to and over a year, especially if not properly overseen by an experienced attorney.
Our Hillsboro probate attorneys can help you through probate by:
- Identifying heirs.
- Cataloguing assets.
- Directing payment of any debts or liabilities.
- Assessing the validity of claims against the deceased.
- Completing all legally required forms.
- Defending against creditor's suits, if necessary.
- Appropriately distributing assets.
- Legally closing probate at its conclusion.
Proper Estate Planning Can Prevent Problems in Probate
When you are deep in the grief of losing a loved one, the last thing you want to do is wade through debts, property division, or suddenly heightened family disputes. Probate can be a lengthy process. Sometimes, probate can be avoided through certain estate planning techniques. For example, certain trusts can prevent property from entering into probate.
Knowing how to use these estate planning tools can protect your descendants from the added emotional stress of probate. Ask Eisenstein Law Office, P.C. if there are steps you can take to avoid probate for your inheritors.
Call (503) 741-2444 to schedule a consultation with our team of Hillsboro probate lawyers.