Petition for Partial and Early Distribution of Estate
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A. Generally, beneficiaries have to wait a certain amount of time, say at least six months. That time is used to allow creditors to come forward and to pay them off with the estate assets. (In some cases, an executor may make partial distributions to the heirs after he or she estimates the debts.
Those requirements are: That the estate assets are distributed at least 6 months after the deceased's date of death; That the executor has published a 30 day notice of his/her intent to distribute the estate; and. That the time specified in the notice has expired.
The executor will need to wait until the 2 month time limit is up, before distributing the estate. Six month limit to bring a claim in other cases, it can be sensible for the executors not to pay any beneficiaries until at least 6 months after receiving the grant of probate.
When the executor has paid off the debts, filed the taxes and sold any property needed to pay bills, he can submit a final estate accounting to the probate court. Once the probate court approves the accounting, he can distribute assets to you and other beneficiaries according to the terms of the will.
A simple estate with just a few, easy-to-find assets may be all wrapped up in six to eight months. A more complicated affair may take three years or more to fully settle.
If the estate is small and has a reasonable amount of debt, six to eight months is a fair expectation. With a larger estate, it will likely be more than a year before everything settles.
A personal representative has the discretion to make a partial distribution of assets during the administration of the estate.Once final expenses have been made and the estate is ready to close, the personal representative can distribute the remaining assets to the beneficiaries.
The length of time an executor has to distribute assets from a will varies by state, but generally falls between one and three years.
Final Distribution and Closing the Estate: 1-3 Months During the probate process, you may distribute some assets, like tangible personal property. However, in most states you are required to wait to distribute financial assetssuch as proceeds from the property saleuntil the final probate hearing.