Estate Administration – Bates Law Office – 501 Jackson Avenue – Charleston IL – Call 217-512-1847 for a Consultation

With affordable legal services that put the focus on the client and our years of experience in estate administration, the Bates Law Office works to ensure your family’s trust administration or probate is efficient and as speedy as possible. If you are serving as the executor or trustee of an estate, attorney Carolyn R. Bates can guide you throughout the responsibilities and steps of conducting proper administration. In the event that probate becomes necessary, our firm will protect your interests so you’ll be able to focus upon your loved ones instead of legal paperwork.

Probate cases will frequently require expertise from other legal practice areas such as family law and real estate. Our law firm has experience in those areas of law and works to ensure that all each aspect of your case receives the attention it requires. Regardless of your estate administration needs, you can depend upon attentive and effective representation for your legal matters.

In Illinois, a will doesn’t need to proceed through the probate process for proper execution. However, when a will is unclear or someone contests it, Bates Law Office helps our clients determine the most efficient way forward.

Consult with Our Law Office if You Need Help with Estate Administration – call 217-512-1847

When an attorney with experience in estate administration and planning assists in drafting a will, the document will be utilized after the person’s death in accordance to their wishes. This is essentially the process of estate administration and is typically overseen by the will’s executor. Legal guidance is
valuable and recommended during this part of the process. Carrying out a person’s will in some cases can be a challenging process that entails a lot of time-consuming paperwork. Probate court might or might not be necessary. Our law firm can help you decide the best path forward in your particular case.