What makes an inheritance safe from your executor or trustee? An inheritance is safe when there is assurance about the timely receipt of the inheritance, when it is backed up by a bond, and followed up upon and reviewed regularly by a competent inheritance attorney.
Whether you are a beneficiary of a will, or involved in an intestate succession probate or estate case, you will want a law office to guard your personal interests at every step of the way in the Los Angeles County Probate court system. Holding the personal representative or executor to deadlines is an important part of our job in helping beneficiaries as well as personal representatives to get the probate estate closed.
Our Los Angeles Law Firm, Sirkin Law Group has over 27 years of experience as guardians of probate cases in Los Angeles County.
What can make your probate case different from other probate cases that would require a guarded stance against the personal representative?
Each will, probate and estate comes with its own set of inheritance dynamics. In some cases, clients worry about the executor taking too much money, while in other cases, people may be concerned about a probate executor overstepping his authority or obtaining a personal benefits from the estate to the detriment of other beneficiaries. When you have circumstances that require someone to look over the shoulder of the executor, you need to take a gaurded stance to protect your inheritance.
What we watch for in estates involved in probate in Los Angeles?
Our attorneys keep a watchful eye on the personal representative, executor or administrator in protecting estate beneficiaries and guide the beneficiary in probate with the following:
- We review petitions for probate and detect ways to give priority to our client to be appointed as administrator or executor.
- If an executor or administrator is appointed, we watch for bonds. Inadequate bonds are one of the reasons for the diminished ability to recover from losses in estates.
- We make sure that the assets are all inventoried and appraised property. As you know, appraisers and probate referees may have different ideas about the value of the asset at death. The value of the asset at death establishes the basis for the beneficiary when the asset is later sold. You will want the highest basis, while a buyer may want a lower basis. You should watch for executors who want to buy the property for their own account.
- We review and object to estate accountings when appropriate. Sometimes, accounting petitions request extra-ordinary fees tor the executor and his lawyer. We can evaluate the request and advise you as to the efficiencies of those fees.
- We make sure that the bond is adequate in your probate case and file actions for surcharge on the bond, if anything goes wrong in the estate where the executor has cause damage.
Call our Los Angeles Probate Attorneys when you want to have your case facts or executor duties evaluated by an expert in probate, a guardian of your interests. Personal Representatives may from time-to-time need an evaluation of their actions, as do beneficiaries and heir with respect to certain activities of the executor. If you see an action by an executor that may be questionable, you should act fast to bring it to the court’s attention. Waiting too long is one reason when your rights may be compromised by the passage of time without your knowledge. Call the Los Angeles Probate Estate Lawyers of Sirkin Law Group for advice.
Our skilled inheritance attorney offers specialized representation and personal attention to your estate case in Los Angeles. Our law firm offers personal probate services in various California areas and communities around Los Angeles. Let us guard your probate inheritance. Call the Los Angeles County Probate Guardians, Sirkin Law Group at 818.340.4479 for a free consultation.
