ESTATE & TRUST ADMINISTRATION

The last thing you might want to think about following the death of a loved one is filing papers with the Probate Court and adhering to all of the court’s labyrinth of rules and regulations. Zoccola Law Firm can help relieve your burden at a time when you need to focus on your healing and the healing of your family. Our mission is to guide you through the process with as little difficulty as possible.

WHAT IS PROBATE?

Probate is the process of administering a decedent’s affairs after his or her death. The probate court supervises this process and resolves any disputes that arise. If there are no disputes, the Court has very limited involvement.

A major part of our planning process is to take steps to try to avoid the probate process. Avoiding probate saves your family money and potential headaches. Even where the plans to avoid probate have not been made, there are some approaches to estate management for smaller estates that may eliminate the necessity of a full estate administration in probate.