When an Out-of-State Decedent Owned Property in New York
When a person dies, any assets owned at the time of death pass automatically to a new legal entity — the decedent's estate. It's up to the executor or administrator of the estate to identify the estate's assets for valuation, liquidation and distribution to the estate's heirs, beneficiaries and creditors, all under the supervision of the probate court (or its equivalent) where the decedent lived.
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Sometimes neither the personal representative nor the probate court in your state can reach assets located in New York. In those cases, it might be necessary to open what's known as "ancillary probate or administration" in one or more other states in order to deal with that property. For the advice of a probate lawyer who can handle your ancillary administration needs for New York real estate, co-op apartments or bank accounts, contact the office of Barry Seidel & Associates, Attorneys at Law.
Based in Queens, New York, my law practice has focused on probate and estate administration since 1982. Lawyers and personal representatives from all over the United States and many foreign countries have depended on Barry Seidel & Associates for efficient and dependable ancillary probate of New York assets. My law firm can perform such services as the following for out-of-state decedent's estates:
- Proof of the personal representative's appointment and authority
- Location, inventory and valuation of the decedent's property held by third parties, such as bank accounts and safe deposit boxes
- Valuation and sale of real estate from single-family homes to co-op apartments, townhouses or condo units
- Liquidation of interests in commercial real property
- Reports to the Surrogate's Court in New York State
- Distribution and transfer of New York assets to legal beneficiaries
Whether the case in your home state involves probate of a will or intestate administration, I can meet the full range of your needs in New York. If you need to deal with property located in other states, I can make referrals based on my familiarity with the work of probate lawyers all over the country. For additional information about the range of my firm's ancillary practice, contact my office in Forest Hills, Queens — Barry Seidel & Associates, Attorneys at Law.
