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The first task in a probate proceeding is to appoint a responsible party to manage the estate. This person is the personal representative. The personal representative is usually named in the will. Estate administration in New York requires the personal representative to gather the deceased assets, pay the deceased’s debts and distribute the remaining assets to the heirs.

A probate proceeding can be either formal or informal. An informal proceeding requires the personal representative to file basic paperwork, ask the court to appoint a person to manage the estate, pay the debts, distribute the assets and ask the court to approve the distribution. The court may approve the estate without a hearing and simply by a review of the papers filed. In other cases, a formal probate hearing is necessary. A probate hearing requires the personal representative to appear in court, review the documents with the judge and ask the judge to approve the disposition of assets.

The personal representative begins the probate process by documenting the decedent’s assets. This documentation is called the inventory. The personal representative must also notify the decedent’s creditors that the decedent has died. If the decedent has assets to pay the creditors, the personal representative will pay them from the estate. If the probate assets are insufficient, the personal representative may need to obtain court approval to determine which creditors should be paid. An attorney may be necessary to assist the personal representative with estate administration in New York. If any assets are left after the creditors have been paid, those assets are distributed according to the will. The personal representative will also file any necessary tax returns.

The lawyers of Leeds Morelli & Brown, estate administrative attorneys in New York, are available to answer your questions regarding the estate administration process. Talk to us, the New York contested estate and estate planning law firm, at 1-888-5-JOBLAW or 1-516-873-9550. We represent clients in New York City, Manhattan, Queens, Nassau County, Suffolk County and surrounding communities.

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Located in New York City, as well as Nassau County, the attorneys at Leeds Morelli & Brown, PC offer high quality legal services and representation to clients throughout the five boroughs of Manhattan, including Wall Street, Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island; and throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long island, including the Northshore, the Southshore, and cities such as Garden City, Carle Place, Hempstead, Mineola, Melville, Westbury, Hicksville, Levittown, Freeport, Massapequa, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Glen Cove, Syosset, Huntington, Bayside, Forest Hills, Manhasset, Whitestone, Commack, Brentwood and Riverhead, New York. Leeds Morelli & Brown also extends its practice throughout all the counties of Nassau and Suffolk County, which includes the East end of Long Island, as well as to The Hamptons.

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