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Originally posted by baddog
I have done work for several lawyers, and probate has to be my least favorite field, hands down. Could not pay me enough to make that my primary field.
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I think probate law varies from state to state...but in this state if the estate is less than $50,000 you can file a small estate claim and it is my understanding that probate takes only 30 days. If the estate is above $50,000...probate can take months. My attorney told me that in my case to expect a minimum of seven months. One has to post an ad in the paper for three weeks to allow creditors to come foward...and then allow four months for said creditors to file a claim against the estate...and the other two or three months is waiting on court action.
I really do not understand why the amount of the estate should have anything to do with the time involved in the probate.