ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN ESTATE

Estate administration aims to identify the assets and liabilities of the deceased, manage the property that will be the subject of the division of the estate and inheritance, and investigate and settle the estate. This includes the payment of debts, the recovery of claims, the disposal of property and the possible sale of assets. Declarations and final accounts must also be drawn up.

A distribution of the estate will then be carried out and the estate will be divided according to the legal inheritance order. If the deceased has made a will, this must be taken into account in the distribution of the estate. However, the deceased’s direct heirs are normally always entitled to their lawful share.

Wachtmeister Advokatbyrå acts as a representative of the deceased in disputes concerning the estate and as estate administrator.