The Law Firm of JP McClelland will help you probate a will or administor an estate. Probating an estate in Georgia is much easier than many states. Also, the fees are less, much less.
Please call for the details and necessary steps to complete this process.
We can probate your will under Georgia Probate Law.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Administrator The person who administers a decedent’s estate when there is no will.
Administrator With Will Annexed. The person, other than an Executor, who administers a decedent’s estate when there is a Will (the Will fails to name an Executor or the named Executor cannot or will not serve).
Decedent The deceased person.
Executor The person who administers a decedent’s estate when there is a Will.
Heirs Those persons who would inherit the estate of a decedent if there were no Will under the rules of descent and distribution. “Heir” does not mean the same thing as “beneficiary”, although an heir may also be a beneficiary.
Intestate Without a Will.
Letters Testamentary/Letters of Administration The official document issued by the Probate Court evidencing the authority of an executor or an administrator.
Personal Representative Any executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, but not a temporary administrator.
Probate The court procedure by which a Will is proved to be the valid last Will of a decedent; also used generically to refer to the legal process of administering a decedent’s estate.
Probate Court The Court having jurisdiction over proceedings to administer the estate of a decedent; also has other jurisdiction.
Proceeding Pro Se Representing yourself in court without an attorney
Testator A person who has made a Will.
Will A document, signed with the formalities required by Georgia law, by which a person makes disposition of his property, to take effect after his death.
