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When somebody passes away, he/she normally leaves behind some wealth and property. This property can be distributed among his legal heirs in two ways. One is, it can be disposed of as per his will or if there is no will, it can be distributed with the help of law prevailing in the state or country. There comes the role of a probate lawyer. A probate lawyer does the work of disposition of wealth and property of the deceased person as mentioned in his last will. In this process the probate lawyer should make sure that the disposition is done according to the law of that particular state. Process of Probate: Probate process involves not only the distribution part of the property but also look into the debt if any, on that property. Before he proceeds with the probate process, the probate lawyer has to do a valuation of the property probated and submit the details to the court to prove that it is in line with the Will. Debts on the property could be in the form of a lien on the estate, credit card debts and other house hold bills and all that. Moreover, the probate … Continue reading