Estate Administration Attorney in San Mateo, California

How long does the estate administration process take?

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Again, most of the administrations we see are trust administration. There are also probate administrations if we are administering a will. Probate administrations can take a little bit longer than trust administrations, depending on the context, but most of the administrations we see are trust administrations. And they’ll vary in time and how – they’ll vary in how long it will take to administer an estate. And my general rule of thumb is that the estate does not require filing of a federal state tax return. I can generally wrap that up in about four to six months. If it requires, if it’s more complicated, if there is real estate to sell, then I’m generally saying or there is an estate tax return to file, I’m generally telling clients it’s more like 9 to 15 months to wrap up an estate.

California estate planing and administration attorney, Laurence Dugoni, describes the length of the estate administration process.

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