Probate Administration
Estate Administration
Trust Administration

Attorneys servicing Greater Boston
Offices in Hingham, Plymouth, Brockton, Holliston MA

Baker Law Group assists executors, administrators, and personal representatives in performing their probate and estate administration duties, ensuring they complete the proper tasks in a timely and thorough fashion , and according  to the probate, tax, and property laws.

The necessary steps to administer an estate and determine an inheritance varies based on the estate planning decisions that were made during the lifetime of the deceased individual. Our professional legal counsel can guide you through the complex requirements to ensure a successful administration process.

Time Sensitive Adminstration

Estate administration often involves preparing many time-sensitive forms and making decisions that have tax and other serious consequences. Common steps for propate administration include the following.

• Prepare an accounting and value for all assets
• Change the title of the deceased’s property
• Elect a payout under a retirement plan
• Pay taxes to state and federal authorities

The administration of an estate can be very complex because it often involves Probate law, Property law, and Tax law. For example, some assets included in the taxable estate should not be included in the probate estate. Some property may be excluded from both the taxable and probate estate.

We work to alleviate the difficulties of the estate administration process. Our experienced probate attorneys offer the following estate administration legal services:

• Counsel to executors, administrators, trustees or heirs
• Trust Administration
• Probate of estates with a valid Will
• Administration of estates without a valid Will (intestacy)
• Contested Wills
• Wrongful death estate administration
• Ancillary probate
• Administration of non-probate assets
• Stretch IRA and Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
• Guardianships
• Planning for those with special needs or the incapacitated
• Federal and state estate tax returns
• Massachusetts Estate Tax Lien Releases
• IRS Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Returns
• IRS Form 709, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return
• Massachusetts Form M-706, Massachusetts Estate Tax Return

Probate Litigation Advocates

Probate does not always run smoothly. Sometimes issues arise in the probate and estate administration process that require litigation. We offer representation for contested wills and other probate litigation for parties such as:

• Heirs
• Beneficiaries
• Administrators
• Executors
• Personal Representatives
• Trustees

Contact Baker Law Group for A Free Consultation

Our attorneys have years of experience in estate planning and administration. You do not have to go through the estate administration process alone. Contact us to speak with an experienced estate planning lawyer.

781.996.5656 or 800.701.0352 telephone

info@MBakerLaw.com email

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