What Is Probate?

Administering a probate estate can be a very overwhelming undertaking for appointed executors or personal representatives. Quite often, the appointed executor or personal representative is a relative or good friend of the decedent. Besides dealing with the despair of losing a cherished person, the executor or personal representative is also responsible for administering the decedent’s estate in accordance with the decedent’s Last Will and Testament or Tennessee law.

Your executor or personal representative has to become knowledgeable about probate administration, court rules, and procedure, and also be mindful of probable taxation issues. Moreover, the executor or personal representative will be faced with complex emotional and economic issues when marshalling estate assets, paying the decedent’s debts, and distributing the remaining estate assets.

After dealing with the immediate grief of losing a loved one, you may need to seek the assistance of an experienced probate administration attorney to guide you through the Probate Court process. The Law Offices of Charles R. Frazier can help your executor or personal representative with navigating the estate administration process. We will assist your executor or personal representative with the estate administration burden with compassion and dependable service. We will guide the executor of a Last Will and Testament or personal representative of an estate through the initial proceedings to petition to probate an estate. The Law Offices of Charles R. Frazier will also ensure that the executor or personal representative of the Last Will and Testament or estate is effectively appointed by the Probate Court and complies with notification requirements and all other Tennessee Probate laws.

Probate disputes typically aggravate the pain and stress of the family’s emotional loss. Probate litigation is more debilitating than different sorts of lawsuits because they normally involve fighting between the decedent’s relatives and friends. When Last Wills and Testaments are contested, or other probate disputes arise, The Law Offices of Charles R. Frazier is prepared to challenge an ambiguous or improperly executed will or defend your final wishes against contesting heirs or beneficiaries. Attorney Charles R. Frazier will seek to ease or otherwise mediate disputed matters between family members; however, we are equally ready to fight for the decedent’s testamentary intent or beneficiary rights in the Tennessee Probate Court.