Probate, or the settling of a decedent’s estate in Massachusetts, can involve many areas of law.  It can be a generally straightforward or it may be contentious and complicated.  Few or many assets may be involved, including pensions; stocks; bank accounts; business interests; real estate; and other assets or liabilities.

Settling a decedent’s estate primarily involves interactions and procedures with county probate courts located throughout Massachusetts and often involves completing an inventory, paying liabilities, making asset transfers, and providing accountings to the court.  The distribution of assets and property can involve many areas of law and may not always clear cut in the probate context. Additionally, avenues and tools are available to both attack or defend the handling of an estate and property distributions.  We can advise a plan for collecting assets, paying liabilities, making distributions, and closing the estate.

Balancing personal demands along with an estate’s technical aspects and duties can be difficult to manage at times. The assistance of experienced attorneys, however, can assist in performing the estate’s duties seamlessly. Legal counsel may be available through all aspects of probate matters or on select issues.

Among the services an estate attorney may help with are, estate administration, probating of wills, missing wills, trusts, probate litigation, probate real estate, accountings, inventories, executors, wrongful death cases, lost wills, will contests, or estate disputes. You may also pursue claims against an estate or, as an executor or administrator need to defend an estate’s assets.Contact us now or visit our other probate sites to learn more about probate and estate issues you may be facing.