The earthly possessions,
known as the estate of the deceased, must be distributed
after his death. Any assets that are left must be
used to pay any debts, and any balance left must be
lawfully distributed after payment of estate or death
taxes. If the deceased owned or operated a business,
the business must be administered and maintained in
an orderly manner or must be liquidated.
In order to accomplish this process of distribution,
legal, proceedings are necessary to decide how any
property should be distributed and who is to be in
charge of this distribution. Because of the technical
nature of these proceedings and all the complications
involved in settling the estate and distributing the
assets, it is advisable that a lawyer be consulted.
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