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Tips for Choosing a Probate Lawyer who is Well Versed in LA Probate Law

July 26, 2015Article

 

Tips for Choosing a Probate Lawyer who is Well Versed in LA Probate Law

 

A probate lawyer is one who deals with a person’s estate, will or living trust. In other words a probate lawyer is one who deals with all those legal hassles, when a person dies and leaves his or her properties for his or her near and dear ones. In America, different states have different probate norms. Initially for a fixed period of time, the properties or assets of the deceased are frozen by the court’s order, till the perfect nominee is found. In this period of time, the creditors may lodge their claims. Based on the truthfulness of the claims, the creditors are provided their compensation through court orders. Even the deceased has a will the legal process can be pretty lengthy and tiring. So many legal formalities have to be done during this period. To cope with LA probate law, one has to recruit a professional lawyer or probate attorney, who can manage the situations seamlessly on behalf of his or her clients. Hence, hiring an attorney is important to deal with probate law. In this article, first we will have a look at the benefits of hiring probate attorneys.


Estate litigation is one of the best benefits of hiring a probate attorney. It is quite common that a person was attached to several things before he left this world. We go for loans or borrow money from individuals during our lifetime. It is quite common and every one of us does this. So, what will happen to those creditors after your death? Well, they will place their claims in the court and the judge will check the authenticity or validity of those claims. Sometimes, many false claims come forward. To manage with these conditions and to prove the claims as false claims, one needs a good lawyer. A good probate attorney can serve you in this matter, checking all aspects of the LA probate law; the lawyer can prove those false claims as ‘false claims’ in front of the judge. Hence, to save your money or property, this is imperative. Another important thing is contesting will. Sometimes, wills are not properly developed. In such cases, the real nominee of the will or testament would find himself or herself in deep trouble. A good lawyer can prove your nomination through his legal arguments and knowledge base. If the deceased had no spouse, then automatically the rights of the properties go to the kids of the deceased. However, if the kids are not grown up yet or not matured enough (below 18 years old), then a person is chosen who will take care of the kids, as well as the properties of the deceased for a temporary period of time. Nomination of such person is crucial and for that hiring a good attorney is required.

If you are the nominee, then it must be a great painful time for you as you have lost your dear and near one recently. In such circumstances, managing the court issues can become even more difficult. The probate process is quite complicated and that is why a professional legal support is required for you. A probate lawyer will represent you in the court. For this, you can escape so many legal formalities and regular visits to the court. Some think that hiring a probate lawyer for LA probate law, would be a costly affair. It is quite obvious that a good probate attorney will charge a good amount of fee from you. But, at the same time, you have to remember that you can overcome the costly affairs, like – false claims, unauthenticated nominee section by the court. On top of these, selection of a good probate attorney will save your time, as well as will save you from the complexities of court formalities.

So, choosing a good attorney is imperative. However, to choose a good attorney, you have to take care of certain things. It is to be reminded that a specialist should be hired for coping with your estate management. A good lawyer does not necessarily mean a good ‘probate lawyer’. To choose a good probate lawyer, you may take help of the technology, i.e. internet. Alternatively, you can ask or discuss with your friends or advisors. If you have to deal with LA probate law, make sure that you are hiring someone from the state Los Angeles, as different states have different probate norms. Hiring transactional lawyers can be a smart choice for estate management. Now, you must be thinking that what transaction lawyers do? Well, they organize all documents, manage your estate, represent the family of the deceased in the court and appoint an estate executor. The best thing to do is interviewing at least 3 to 4 lawyers so that you can have options to compare them and thereafter choose one of them. For this, the wise thing to do is selecting lawyers from different sources for interviewing. In case, you are concerned about the budget, then it is to be informed to you that estate management fees vary from the size of the estate. On the other hand, fees of the lawyers also vary, depending on a lot of parameters. It does not necessarily mean that lawyer with bigger fee is better than the others. Besides the fees of the lawyer, you also have to plan for the legal charges or fees that are mandatory. Legal charges vary from state to state and it can be charged either hourly or daily basis. 

Tips for Choosing a Probate Lawyer who is Well Versed in LA Probate Law

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A graduate of Boston University School of Law, Scott P. Schomer is a frequent lecturer on estate planning and elder law issues, having discussed these important issues on local and national television. A seasoned courtroom advocate, Scott has obtained combined judgments and verdicts in excess of twenty-five million dollars for his clients. Scott has served as a member of the Los Angeles Superior Court Probate Volunteer Panel (PVP Attorney), Probate Settlement Panel and a Judge Pro Tempore. Scott's expertise has been recognized by his peers with such accolades as a life-time membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the Five Star Wealth Manager designation, and repeated nominations as California Super Lawyer.
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