About the Probate Process

 

Using genealogy technology to reach as far back as the 1800s, Legacy Probate International helps beneficiaries access their entitled inheritance upon the death of an estate owner. Legacy Probate International’s team, with over a century of combined experience, assists attorneys, estate executors, and administrators with identifying and locating heirs to commence the probate process.

Probate is the end-to-end process of administering the will of a deceased person's estate. It typically involves organizing assets, money, and other possessions; processing taxes and debts; and distributing the inheritance to the rightful heirs. In most cases, the deceased indicates in a will, if available, the person or entity responsible for handling the process and administering the estate.

Before the will executor starts the probate process, they apply for the Grant of Probate. This legal document offers them the authority to commence the probate process. The next step entails completing the inheritance tax form, paying dues, filing the returns, and receiving the Grant of Probate. This is followed by repayment of any outstanding debts and distribution of the remainder to the heirs as per the will.

The above process only occurs without the presence of complications, contesting parties, or disputes between the creditors, heirs, and executors. In such cases, probate companies, through their research and legal teams, help resolve the issues and, in some cases, assume the position of the executor.