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Estate Administration · Cicero, Illinois

Estate Administration Attorney Cicero: What It Involves, How It Is Done, and Who Can Help

Estate administration attorney Cicero, Illinois: Chris J. Aiello, P.C. guides the executor through the work that begins once the Cook County court issues letters of office.

What is estate administration in Cicero?

Estate administration is the work an executor or administrator does after the court appoints them: finding the assets, notifying creditors, paying what is owed and distributing the rest. A Cicero estate stays in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. If the estate sells a Cicero house, the Town of Cicero says real estate transfer stamps are required for all real estate transfers.

The case itself begins as described on our Cicero probate attorney page, with the will filed in the same Cook County division.

How is an estate administered?

  1. File the inventory. Within 60 days after letters issue, the representative files a verified inventory of the real and personal estate (755 ILCS 5/14-1).
  2. Notify creditors. The notice is published once a week for 3 successive weeks in a Cook County newspaper and mailed to known creditors. The claims date is at least 6 months after first publication or 3 months after mailing, whichever is later (755 ILCS 5/18-3).
  3. Close the estate. Independent administration lets the representative proceed without court orders except where the Act requires them (755 ILCS 5/28-1). An independent representative seeking discharge mails or delivers an accounting to interested persons and files a verified report (755 ILCS 5/28-11).

Why use a Cicero estate administration attorney?

  • The 60-day inventory date and the claims date are tracked from the day letters issue.
  • A representative who gives creditor notice in good faith is generally protected from personal liability to creditors (755 ILCS 5/18-12).
  • An estate that qualifies can move to independent administration, and Cook County's Probate Division has an order for that conversion.

Who is the Cicero estate administration attorney?

Attorney Chris J. Aiello has practiced Illinois law since 1990 and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the DuPage County Bar Association. See our executor representation practice, or visit our Cicero attorney page.

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