Probate & Succession

New Orleans Probate Lawyers: Estate Succession Issues

Estate Administration · Will Contests · Inheritance Disputes

The last thing our clients want to worry about after the loss of a loved one is the legal process for making sure that the will is executed properly and that all estate succession issues are handled. At the Colvin Law Firm, our experienced probate and estate administration attorneys can relieve you of the legal burden you may be facing in these difficult and emotional times. Contact our offices in Gretna, Louisiana today to learn how we can help you and your family.

Will Probate · Estate Succession · Inheritance Laws · 504-613-5383
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The Colvin Law Firm offers a broad array of probate and succession services to clients in New Orleans and throughout southeastern Louisiana, including:

• Probate and estate valuation — determining if a will is valid and if a succession is solvent, meaning that there are more assets than debts
• Estate administration — advising heirs and executors on their fiduciary duties in the management of estates and trusts
• Succession litigation — Resolution of will contests and trust disputes
• Intestate succession — when a person dies without a will, the law steps in to impose what it believes is a fair distribution of property and assets, which may include a spouse's legal usufruct of community property
• Inheritance issues — including forced or absent heirs, extra-judicial and intestate succession, as well as inheritance tax matters

Acting as your succession representative, we will file a tableau of distribution detailing how we propose to distribute the assets of the estate, either to pay outstanding debts or to the benefit of legal heirs. Unless there is a legal challenge to the tableau, we can avoid a hearing and simply seek a judge's approval.

Contact us today to get the effective legal guidance of an experienced New Orleans probate and succession attorney at the Colvin Law Firm. Attorney referrals are welcome.

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