Probate and Trust Administration.
Administration of estates and trusts after a death, including probate filings, accountings, distributions, and the resolution of contested matters.
When someone dies, a series of legal and administrative tasks begins. They are not always urgent; they are almost always important. The personal representative or successor trustee has to inventory assets, value them, notify creditors, satisfy obligations, file the appropriate returns, and ultimately distribute what remains to the people the decedent named. Tennessee probate has its own rhythms, and trust administration runs on parallel but distinct rules.
Our probate department is led by a partner with multistate probate experience. We handle uncontested administrations as a matter of course and contested ones when they come.
What this includes.
Who this serves: Personal representatives, successor trustees, beneficiaries, and family members navigating an estate or a contested matter.
- Opening probate and qualifying personal representatives
- Inventory, valuation, and creditor administration
- Trust administration after a settlor’s death
- Will contests and trust contests
- Beneficiary disputes and family settlement agreements
- Fiduciary representation and defense
- Final accountings and closing of estates
- Multistate coordination where assets cross state lines
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