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Probate and Estate Administration

Lawyers who practice probate and estate administration cases handle the court-based process through which a deceased person's property is distributed after death -- usually overseeing the accumulation of the deceased' s assets, payment of the decedent' s debts from assets of the estate, and the distribution of remaining assets according to the decedent's will or estate plan.

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• Estate Planning Lawyers
• Trusts Lawyers
• Wills Lawyers
• Tax Lawyers

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