Probate Pitfalls

Probate “pitfalls” are inevitable, and no two cases are alike. Learn how to manage or avoid common pitfalls in Illinois probate proceedings for decedents’ estates with this informative online seminar. Estate administration practitioners, Civil practice attorneys, and elder law attorneys with basic to intermediate practice experience who attend this online program will also learn practical problem-solving solutions when unavoidable probate pitfalls arise; filing requirements and procedures; the Cook County nuances to be aware of; and how to handle:

• When a named Executor Declines to Serve - Who can Serve Thereafter?
• Failure to Send Timely Notice
• Preservation of Assets
• Insolvent Estates and Abatement of Claims
• Distributing Unclaimed Property to the Illinois Treasurer
• Unknown Heirs and/or Legatees
• Post-deceased Estate Representative or Post-deceased Heirs/Legatees
• Nonresident Representatives
• When a Trust is a Legatee
• Family Dynamics and Conflicts
• Ademption
• Recalcitrant Heirs/Legatees
• The Caregiver Statute
• When to use a Notice of Probate and Release of Estate’s Interest in Real Estate
• When Beneficiaries want to Rearrange Who Inherits What
• When you Opened Probate by Mistake – Now What?

Live Webcast
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
2:00 – 3:05 p.m.

1.0 hour MCLE credit

Learn more and register.