When a loved one dies, probate attorneys handle the process of probate — the legal procedure for settling the decedent’s affairs, and seeing that their property is transferred to the rightful beneficiaries, in accordance with the law and the desires of your loved one.

The experienced probate attorneys at Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano represent the family of a decedent, guiding them through the entire probate process, which includes filing the Last Will and Testament with the Surrogate’s Court, valuating estate assets, preparing estate tax returns, assisting with notifying the beneficiaries under the Last Will and distributing the assets.

When an individual dies without leaving a Last Will (“intestate”), our probate attorneys work with families to petition Surrogate’s Court for Letters of Administration, in order to have the authority to collect the estate assets and distribute them in accordance with the New York State laws of intestacy.