I recently wrote a post about saving time and money in probate (it's here). The real message behind all of my ideas is "get organized." And yet I have encountered a number of situations lately where there's sheer disorganization, to the point where multiple members of the same family are attempting to open a probate estate for the same person. Even worse, most of these estates are fairly small, so there's little money to spend. And yet, if you have multiple probates (or attempted probates), you have to bring in the attorneys for each court call, and then work out which person or persons will be handling the estate. It's ALWAYS better to work out these details before things get into court.
