for a will…i am the executor.

Probate is essentially a multi-fold discovery process.

You have an estate. You must discover, to the best of your ability to do so, the content and value of the estate. If the will was recently updated, you are in luck.

You have potential for creditors and debtors to the estate. You must discover, to the best of your ability to do so, the list of creditors and debtors and the magnitude of all debts owed either way. This might take a while if the will doesn't give you direct answers.

You have some number of heirs. You must discover, to the best of your abiilty to do so, which people are legit heirs and which are bogus and which are just unlucky. State laws and other factors such as family rivalries and outright greed might make this part unpleasant.

The bad news is that if someone died who was not a good keeper of records, this is a nightmare. The good news is that an attorney can help you – and get court help where needed – to discover at least some of these things.

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