A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of the August 2017 live seminar, Fundamentals of Probate Practice 2017: The Life of an Estate.
This comprehensive seminar takes you step by step through the process of administering an estate from the moment of death until the final accounting. You will learn the duties and responsibilities of serving as executor or administrator. The faculty will guide you through the administration process and provide you with samples of commonly used probate forms. Emphasis is be placed on handling a modest estate, including tips from practicing attorneys on problem areas such as: properly preparing the petitions and other documents; avoiding conflicts between the fiduciary and the beneficiaries; your role as attorney for the estate handling challenges during administration (distributions and accounts); meeting deadlines in filing inventories, accounts, tax returns, and other documents; and getting paid for your services.
Complete and concise, this seminar is an excellent review for experienced estate administrators as well as a basic primer for any attorney asked to advise a client who has been named an executor or beneficiary in a will.
Topics covered:
- Learn the basics of the probate process with this step-by-step review
- Learn which documents, inventories, and returns to file when and where
- Become aware of the mandatory deadlines