Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in North Carolina

Becoming an executor, or administrator of and estate

My father passed away in July of 2007. As far as I know he did not have a will. He livd in N.C. and I live in VA.He has $3000 in a checking account, and was in the middle of a lawsuit on workmans comp. I have idea how much money he standed to gain in that lawsuit. I have to find a lawyer to handle those two cases, but am a single mother with 4 children and I am needing to know what I have to do,what I have to file, what type of lawyer I need, and if there is someone that can do this realitively inexpensively for me, or if it has to be a lawyer. I know it has to be someone that is a N.C. residence. Can you help me figure out where I need to start with this process. Also, is there any way of finding out if he may have had a will?


Asked on 3/14/08, 10:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Becoming an executor, or administrator of and estate

No, the North Carolinain resident who

handles your father's estate matter need not be anttorney, but someone with merely sufficient intelligence to

grasp the details of what needs to be done to probate the intestate estate.

However, the pending workman's compensation matter which now would likely be a cause of action which has accrued to the estate would most likely require an attorney to handle

and you might want to contact the local bar association in the county/city where your father died to determine if they can provide a few names of attorneys who practice in the areas of probate and estate matters and who may be able to assist you with these matters.

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Answered on 3/15/08, 12:13 pm


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