Areas of Law

Areas of Law

Probate & Trust Administration

The Law Office of Pamela Bourette Schuur provides a multitude of probate and trust administration services to individual and corporate fiduciaries and beneficiaries. Upon the death of a family member, we will ensure that assets are properly transferred pursuant to the terms of the decedent's will or trust. We will also assist executors and trustees in administrating probate and trust estates, filing estate tax returns, negotiating with creditors and the IRS, selling estate assets, accounting to the court, and distributing assets. Ms. Schuur has a longstanding relationships with several local corporate and professional fiduciaries.

Probate & Trust Litigation

In addition to the traditional administration of estates and trusts, we are experienced in representing both beneficiaries and fiduciaries in probate and trust litigation, including will contests, actions to recover estate assets and to ensure that fiduciaries properly represent the best interests of the beneficiaries.

Conservatorships

Advancing age or incapacity may cause some people to have difficulty managing their own affairs requiring the appointment of a conservator. In these situations, we represent family members, professional conservators and corporate fiduciaries who, as court-appointed conservators, provide physical care and financial management to those unable to help themselves. Services in conservatorship proceedings include:

. Filing the petition for conservatorship

. Preparing the inventory and accountings

. Estate planning for the conservatee

Estate Planning

The Law Office of Pamela Schuur is committed to providing the most up-to-date estate planning techniques, at competitive rates, to accomplish the objectives of our clients. Estate planning today is far more complex then wills and probate. It requires strategies for preserving assets, minimizing estate taxes and limiting post-death administrative costs and delays.

We specialize in the preparation of Intervivos Trusts (living trusts) customized to our clients' needs, will assist with the transfer of assets to the trust and communicate regularly with the clients to update trust schedules and to advise of recent legal and tax developments.