Probate Administration

Probate administration is, in general, a Court proceeding to authenticate a deceased person’s last will and testament and to see to the proper payment of all just debts, fees and costs and ultimately to make sure that the assets subject to probate are distributed per the decedent’s will. Alternatively, where a person dies without having a will, probate adminstration is to see to the proper distribution of assets of a deceased person by paying all just debts, fees, costs and, at the conclusion of the probate proceeding the final distribution to the person entitled to receive the deceased’s assets. When a person dies without a will (intestate), the net assets of a probate estate are distributed to a person’s heirs at law, if known, or if unknown, the assets would ultimately be paid to the county treasurer to be held for a certain period of time until known heirs are found and, if none found, the State of Illinios would receive the funds.