Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law Attorneys

» Cook County Probate Procedure Changes

A couple of things involving probate in Cook County that have changed recently (or maybe I just became aware of):

1. Fee increase. It now costs $304 in fees to open a probate estate worth more than $15,000, up from $279. The entire fee schedule can be found here (as a PDF).

2. Cover sheet. One procedural thing that needs to be done when you go to file your petition to open an estate: completing a probate division cover sheet. I don't know why it's needed, but it is -- the form is here (again, as a PDF).

» CGI founders cash in

"At the end of the contract term in 25 years, or in the event of its earlier termination, we can elect to deliver the contract value either in shares or in cash"

Two of the top officers of CGI Group Inc. have cashed in about $127-million worth of stock in the Montreal information technology company, 30 per cent of their combined holdings, for estate planning purposes. via The Globe and Mail

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