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As part of the Proceeding to Determine Heirship, often Courts will appoint an Attorney Ad Litem to represent any heirs that the applicant may have either forgetten, be defrauding, or even just not know about. The Ad Litem's fees are usually between $300 and $800 and vary depending on the attorney appointed, and the amount of work which the attorney performs. Many people who are forced to do a proceeding to determine heirship feel the appointment of the Ad Litem simply makes the proceeding take more time and money.
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This category will contain some of the concerns that I hear expressed by my clients, both from the part of the executor, and from the part of one of the heirs.
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What is a probate bond, and when would I need one?
A probate bond is a bond issued on the performance of a administrator or executor, and its purpose is to protect heirs and creditors from being harmed by the negligence or malfeasance of the administrator or executor. For instance, if "John" is the executor of his father's estate, and, instead of paying the doctor bills and splitting his inheritance with his brother he makes off with everything his father owned, his brother and the doctors can recover the amounts they would have been entitled to from the bonding company. Sounds good, right? The only problem
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