Hawaii Order Granting Petition for Appointment of Guardian of the Property and Authority for Compromise Settlement of Claims

Locate Documents. Record the preferences of the testator. Check status of property and accounts. Confirm beneficiaries are correct. Make a list of personal possessions. Create a schedule of assets. Make a list of credit cards and debts. Electronic access to information.

A Petition is filed by an interested person with the Court in order to request the establishment of a Conservatorship and appointment of a Conservator. The Petition must contain specific information required by the Hawai`i Revised Statutes regarding the Protected Person, and the proposed Conservator.

Determine Your Priority for Appointment. Receive Written Waivers From Other Candidates. Contact Court in the County Where Deceased Resided. File the Petition for Administration. Attend the Probate Hearing. Secure a Probate Bond.

You can administer an estate even if the deceased died without a will or failed to specify an executor. If your relationship to the deceased doesn't make you the probate court's default choice for administrator, you'll need to get permission from the relatives ahead of you in the priority order.

A personal representative usually is named in a will. However, courts sometimes appoint a personal representative. Usually, whether or not the deceased left a will, the probate court will issue a finding of fact that a will has or has not been filed and a personal representative or administrator has been appointed.

There are no federal probate laws. Probate in Hawaii is necessary when a person dies owning any real estate in his or her name alone, no matter how small the value of the real estate. Probate is also required when the total value of all personal property owned in his or her name alone is worth more than $100,000.

In Hawaii, you can make a living trust to avoid probate for virtually any asset you ownreal estate, bank accounts, vehicles, and so on. You need to create a trust document (it's similar to a will), naming someone to take over as trustee after your death (called a successor trustee).

An executor is someone named in your will, or appointed by the court, who is given the legal responsibility to take care of any remaining financial obligations. Typical duties include: Distributing assets according to the will. Maintaining property until the estate is settled (e.g., upkeep of a house)

Hawaii has a simplified probate process for small estates. To use it, an inheritor files a written request with the local probate court asking to use the simplified procedure. The court may authorize the executor to distribute the assets without having to jump through the hoops of regular probate.