Helping to Pass the Torch On Well
At McKinney & Tillman, P.C., we guide you through every step of the administration of a loved one’s estate or trust. Prior to our initial meeting, we provide you with a comprehensive Estate and Trust Administration Questionnaire, to ensure that we are ready—at your very first meeting—to provide you with a solid plan for completing the administration as quickly, easily, and inexpensively as possible.
After our initial meeting, we provide you with personalized instructions for each step of the process. We also coordinate and collaborate with the family’s financial advisors, accountants, and other professionals throughout the course of the administration.
We Assist Clients in the Following Roles:
EXECUTORS & ADMINISTRATORS
Guiding them through the entire, and most efficient, process of administration from start to finish.
BENEFICIARIES
Of estates and trusts, to ensure that their inheritances are well-managed and distributed pursuant to Tennessee law.
TRUSTEES
Who are charged with the ongoing management of property for someone else’s benefit.
What is Probate?
Probate is a Court supervised procedure for ensuring that the just debts and expenses of a person are paid after their death, and that their estates are properly distributed, regardless of whether that person died with a valid Will. Many of our clients are surprised to learn that, in many cases, probate is altogether unnecessary. Even when the Court must be involved, there may be other, less expensive options to consider. We discuss all of these options with you during our first meeting.
Some firms handle probate and estate administration differently; many attorneys take a probate retainer, file Court documents as a matter of course, and then you hear nothing from them for months. At McKinney & Tillman, P.C., we regularly follow up with you to ensure that the administration is proceeding as quickly and efficiently as possible. We also go well beyond the bare minimum requirements for probate representation. We encourage periodic status meetings, conference with accountants during tax time, and—especially—family meetings to anticipate and resolve potential conflicts before they become real issues.
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