Estate
Cooke and Steffan, Attorneys, will provide the family of the decedent with probate and administration services, from petitioning the Court for acceptance of the will, to assisting with distributions to beneficiaries. Services include, notifying Social Security of the death or advising the client in this regard and maintaining an accounting of all decedent's assets, thereby relieving the Executor of the accounting burden. We will handle the real estate closing and this is included in our overall fee for Estate services. We will advise the surviving spouse on estate planning issues and estate tax issues in, including, if necessary, preparing disclaimers to reduce overall estate tax for the estates of both husband and wife.
Cooke and Steffan, Attorneys, will provide the family of the decedent with probate and administration services, from petitioning the Court for acceptance of the will, to assisting with distributions to beneficiaries. Services include, notifying Social Security of the death or advising the client in this regard and maintaining an accounting of all decedent's assets, thereby relieving the Executor of the accounting burden. We will handle the real estate closing and this is included in our overall fee for Estate services. We will advise the surviving spouse on estate planning issues and estate tax issues in, including, if necessary, preparing disclaimers to reduce overall estate tax for the estates of both husband and wife.