Starting the Probate Process In Pennsylvania

David M. Frees IIII
Wills * Trusts * Estates* Asset Protection

Law Offices in Malvern, Phoenixville, and West Chester Pennsylvania
Serving:  Chester County, Montgomery County, As well as Berks,
Bucks, and Lancaster Counties.

Many clients ask us what probate is and how to get started.

First, be sure to make a careful search for the will and make sure that it
is the most up to date will.  Probating the wrong will is a mistake that
can be very costly.

Next, you need to be sure that you even have to probate the will.  If
all of the assets are either owned jointly, or are distributed under
beneficiary designations, probate may be unnecessary.

But, if you have determine, that you are the executor, that you have
the right will, and that it needs to be probated, then you should become
an educated consumer and know what the probate system means and
how it works.

One of my partners, Douglas Kaune,  recently published a great
article on how to get started in the probate of a Pennyslvania will.

Here is a brief exertp.  Probate is the court adjudicated process
that an Executor or Administrator follows in the estate of someone
who dies in Pennsylvania (PA).

To read the entire article on Pennsylvania wills and probate, click here.

To order our highly sought after and number one guide to Executors in
Pennsylvania, click The Ten Most Common Mistakes Executors Make
and How To Avoid Them.

David M. Frees III is Chairman of the Trust, Estates, and Wealth Preservation section of Unruh, Turner Burke and Frees with offices serving all of South Eastern Pennsylvania including Chester County, Montgomery County, Berks and Bucks counties, Philadelphia and Lancaster counties including Malvern, Phoenixville, West Chester, Devon, Berwyn, Chester Springs, Doylestown, Kennet, and many more communities.

David Frees is rated highly by Martidale.com and has attained the highest rating by AVVO.  His rating of 10 (Superb) on a scale of 1-10 and client and lawyer reviews be viewed here.

You can schedule a consultation in person, or by phone with David Frees through his assistants/paralegals Donna, Denise, and Tara at 610-933-8069.

David can also be reached by email at dfrees@utbf.com

Please note, however, that David meets with many clients each week and in order to give them his full attention, he is not always availble to reply immediatly to cell phone or email requests.  However, immediate assistance can always be reached through 610-933-8069.

David Frees is a prolific author on legal topics and in addition to the articles and blogs featured on this site, please feel free to view his postings at http://www.utbf.com/trust-estate