Executor Lawyer:

It is possible that you as the executor may not know all of the ins and outs of gathering together the property, administering the assets of an estate, and making sure that everyone gets what they’re supposed to get. You may find that you need a lawyer to help you out.

What will a lawyer do? The lawyer’s going to help you determine, one, if there are any taxes that are due and owing in this estate. Number two, whether or not certain assets you might miss are out there and how to search for them. Because frankly in this day and age somebody might actually forget that they opened up a bank account. I can assist you in -- or any attorney can assist you in finding out assets you might not think about. Another asset that you have to be very careful about transferring is the ownership of a car. Believe it or not, you have to probate a will in order to be able to transfer a car’s title. There’s a whole procedure that’s set up under motor vehicles. If you’re not familiar with that, obviously you might need the help of an attorney to do even something as simple as that. Many times the details -- the devil is in the details, and if you feel that you would like to have someone to lean on, then I would suggest that you get an attorney to help you out.