Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law Attorneys

»  Unraveling Retirement
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» Attorney: Now is the Time to Plan Estate

"We've got all kinds of antibiotics that will kill everything right now. And we do too, right now."

Louisville attorney Turney P. Berry made the assessment to those assembled for the 23rd National Conference on Equine Law, which opened a two-day run April 30 at the Embassy Suites hotel in Lexington. via Blood Horse

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» 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).