Probate Calculator
Probate can take up to 3 years or more all while the assets of the deceased are frozen.
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Total Asset Value (USD)
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Expenses
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Certified Mail Fees
$
100
USD
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Publication Fees
$
100
USD
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Probate Filing Fees
$
400
USD
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Total Amount of Probate
$
600
USD
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This does not include costs associated with will challenges, disputes among beneficiaries, creditor claims, spousal elections, and most of all family stress, your peace of mind, and delays of up to 3 years or more in the beneficiaries getting the frozen assets.
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Total Amount To Avoid Probate*
$
1,500
USD
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*Prices are subject to change based on how much legal work needs to be done. Additionally, things can fall outside the scope of a trust. An example is if things are not titled in the trust. Then those assets would need to go through probate.
Probate Expenses Explained:
- Petition for Extension of Time;
- Petition to Establish or Verify Paternity;
- Petition to Approval and/or Apportion the Settlement;
- Petition to Determine Beneficiaries;
- Petition to Determine Homestead Status of Real Property;
- Reviewing prior income tax returns or dealing with tax liens, judgments, or suits;
- Preparing Federal Income Taxes;
- Reviewing or preparing contracts for or handling the closing on the sale of real property;
- Petition for Administration of Lost or Destroyed Will;
- Petition to Approve Structured Settlements;
- Valuations of the value of the claim for Estate tax purposes and preparation of any tax returns;
- Filing of objections to claims;
- Responding to objections to the final accounting regardless of whether same is filed by a beneficiary, creditor, or other third party;
- Responding to any form of civil suit or adversarial proceeding filed by or in defense of the personal representative;
- Liquidating assets for Corporations owned by Decedent;
- Liquidating assets of a partnership or sole proprietorship; and
Preparing valid agreements on behalf of Corporation owned by Client. -