Under New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law § 4-1.1(a)(1), if a Decedent is survived by a spouse and issue, the spouse inherits the first $50,000 plus 50% of the balance of the Decedent's estate and the issue inherits the remaining 50% of the balance of the Decedent's estate. Bronx probate lawyer Bryan J. Hutchinson will guide you through the complexities of the administration process in gathering all the assets of the estate, paying expenses such as taxes, paying claims, and distributing assets to rightful heirs at law.

Bronx probate lawyer Bryan J. Hutchinson represents clients in all aspects of probate and administration proceedings, including but not limited to preparing and filing the petition, Will contest, accounting proceedings in the Surrogate's Court in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Westchester Counties.