should i hire an attorney for handling my parents estate that just passed away
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should i hire an attorney for handling my parents estate that just passed away
should i hire an attorney to handle my parents estate..
Asked on August 1, 2016 under Estate Planning, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Do you anticipate it being more than around $30,000, net of any final debts of your parents? If so, then yes: while a layperson *can* handle an estate him/herself, the process is complicated and technical, and you don't want to delay matters for, potentially, months or years and/or give creditors an extra chance to seek money by not fiing things properly and expeditiously the first time. For small estates--$10k or $20k net of what you expect the debts to be--it's probably not cost effective to hire an attorney.
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