Probate & Estate Administration

Brooklyn Probate and Estate Administration Lawyer

If you have responsibility for the probate of an estate, the probate and estate administration attorneys at the law office of Costello & Costello, PC can guide you through the process. There are a lot of details involved in estate administration. We can help assure that all legal needs are met with accuracy and fairness.

• When someone dies without a will, the estate must go through the administration process. State law determines how the property will be divided.
• If a relative did leave a will, the probate court will certify the will and make sure that the distribution of the estate meets the directions in the will.
• To begin the probate process, the estate needs to be opened, all assets and debts gathered, and an inventory made.
• When all debts and taxes have been paid, the estate administration process can begin, distributing all assets to the appropriate people. At all times, a careful accounting needs to be made of all assets, debts, and distributions. The estate can then be closed.

Our probate and estate administration attorneys are available to help you with all or any part of the process. If you have questions, call us. We urge all our clients to help their heirs avoid an extensive probate process simply by taking the time for estate planning.

If you have questions about probate and estate administration in New York, e-mail our law firm. We will usually respond within 24 hours.

The law office of Costello & Costello, PC has served clients from our Bensonhurst office at 59th Street and 20th Avenue since 1959. Contact us for a free initial consultation at our Brooklyn, New Jersey offices. We look forward to talking with you.