do you think paying a lawyer 18,000 for probate on a house is to much money?
by admin ~ August 18th, 2007 . Filed under: Renting & Real Estate .
Onion Queen asked:
do you think paying a lawyer 18,000 for probate on a house is to much money?
Jarrod Celentano
do you think paying a lawyer 18,000 for probate on a house is to much money?
Jarrod Celentano
August 20th, 2007 at 10:21 am
hell yes, the damn leach
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:23 am
naw, he’s got a family to feed.
August 22nd, 2007 at 8:50 am
ABSOLUTELY!!!! YES!!!!
Assuming it is an uncontested will that is outrageous!
August 27th, 2007 at 4:28 am
No way to tell without knowing all of the details of the estate. The attorney isn’t probating just the house, but the entire estate. $18k could be high, low, or just about right.
August 27th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Yes, but at least 7 states have laws that establish a maximum amount a probate lawyer can charge, based upon the value of the assets. For example, if the estate is valued at $300,000, and the max rate is 6 percent, then you could pay a flat fee of $18,000.
I recently saw a million-dollar estate (uncontested will, with a $500,000 home, stocks, investment real estate, vehicles, multiple heirs, missing heirs, joint tenant properties, insurance, pension, etc) probated for around $5,000 in legal fees.