Estate of Stephen XXXX. Estate appraised at $204,659.04. Statutory attorney fees to be $7,272.25 upon approval. Statutory administrator fees (i.e., Stephen died intestate - - meaning without a will...so he has an "administrator" instead of an "executor") to be $7,272.25 upon approval. Total fees prayed for = <$14,000.00. Looks like another probate that could have been avoided by proper trust planning.
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Estate of S. XXXXX (Fresno County) Decedent died without a will (intestate). Cost to heirs....$6,275.04 in statutory attorney fees. Estate was worth approximately $175k. Petitioner S. XXXXX, likely the child of the decedent, received the entire estate through intestate succession.
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