Estate administration services include:

• Probate
• Small Estates
• Advice and Assistance with Transfers
• Guardianships
• Conservatorships

General Information:

• What to Do When A Loved One Has Died
• Factors Complicating Probate

What To Do When a Loved One Has Died

• Make sure any young children, pets or other animals are taken care of.
• Look for a will or living trust.  Check the will to see if the decedent has specified his or her wishes for his or her animals, any services and burial or cremation.
• If there is a will, contact the person named in the will as personal representative.  If there is a living trust, contact the person named as successor trustee.
• Make arrangements for funeral, memorial or other service.  Make arrangements for burial or cremation.
• Talk to a lawyer about probate or alternatives to probate.

Probate Complications

• Liens against devisees or heirs;
• Environmental problems with real estate;
• Farm or forest special property tax assessments;
• Due on death clauses in contracts;
• Business interests;
• Valuation of some stocks, bonds, T-bills, etc.;
• Oregon estate taxes on estates over $600,000;
• Judgments, including back child support;
• Ongoing support and elective share issues.