Pennsyvania & New Jersey Estate Administration

After a Bucks County resident dies, an executor, sometimes known as a personal representative, will be put in charge of the estate. There are many steps in administering an estate in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. An executor or an administrator is charged with the duty of administering a Bucks County estate according to Pennsylvania estate law. Many executors will hire an estate administration attorney such as Bucks County estate lawyer Michael J. Saile, of Saile & Saile LLP.

Some of the duties of an executor in Bucks County, Pennsylvania include:

• Probating the will
• Preparing estate notices
• Estate advertising
• Gathering estate assets
• Paying claims against the estate
• Filing an estate inventory
• Filing a Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Return
• Filing a Federal Estate Tax Return
• Selling or transferring real estate
• Selling or transferring a business
• Preparing an estate accounting
• Estate closing procedures