How do you start the probate process?

How do you start the probate process?

The probate process starts with a petition for probate. But before that, you need to collect information that you’re going to need for the petition. That’s going to include relevant family members. It’s going to include information about the property that the deceased person has. Sometimes you need to do a little bit of investigation, into, especially finding family members, that you may not have had contact with for a while.

It starts with that. Then we file the petition for probate. There are required notices for the petition, newspaper notices that are required. It could be quite a process, especially for a lay person. I have had many people come to me a year or so after trying to start the probate process, and then realizing that they really do need an attorney to help them through the process.

So the most efficient way, to start the probate process is to contact an experienced probate attorney who can help you through the process.