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The law offices of Campbell & Campbell, P.C. provide probate and estate administration services for families in Richmond and Ashland, Virginia as well as other parts of the state.
Executors and Administrators have a fiduciary duty to ensure that the decedents debts are paid and their assets are distributed appropriately, either in accordance with their Last Will and Testament or in accordance with Virginia codified Intestate Succession Laws. Executors and Administrators are responsible for preparing the following documents for submission to the court, including but not limited to; Notices to heirs and beneficiaries, Affidavits of Notice, Inventory, Estate Gift Tax Return (Form 706), Accountings, Statement in Lieu of Accounting and Estate Income Tax Returns (both Federal and State). Our office has experience assisting executors and administrators with preparing those documents as well as with the probate process and the distribution and collection of estate assets.
We often advise family members who are named as executors of a will, as well as advise administrators who distribute the assets of people who die without wills. We help people both with the court-administered probate process and with the distribution of assets and collection of receipts.
Campbell & Campbell, P.C. also represents children and heirs in will contests and in disputes with trustees who are appointed to manage a person’s assets and property.
When an aging parent leaves money and property to someone other than his or her heirs, the heirs can contest the will in several situations: when undue influence was exerted on the testator (the person who makes the will); when there is a lack of testamentary capacity (the testator was not of sound mind); or when any of the required formalities for the proper execution of a will are missing (for example, there are no witness signatures).
Trustees have the fiduciary duty (a legal obligation) to act in the best interests of the beneficiary at all times. Trustees face a high level of liability for abusing that duty. When trustees engage in self-dealing or otherwise abuse their duty, family members can seek both the removal of the trustee as well as civil damages for a breach of fiduciary duty.
Call Campbell & Campbell at (804) 798-8397 for a free initial consultation
Campbell & Campbell, P.C.
Probate and Estate Administation
113 Hanover Avenue
Ashland, Virginia 23005
Telephone: (804) 798-8397
Facsimile: (804) 798-8428
E-Mail Hugh S. Campbell
The Ashland, Virginia, law firm of Campbell & Campbell, P.C. represents clients in the greater Richmond, Virginia, area, including Fredericksburg, Bowling Green, Petersburg, and communities of Caroline County, Spotsylvania County, King William County, Hanover County, Henrico County, New Kent County, Louisa County, Goochland County, Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County and Stafford County. We represent many out-of-state clients in traffic violations, including travelers from Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and all across the United States.
