Probate & Trust Administration Templates

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Templates Common To Probate and Trust Administration

  • Important People Information provides a handy reference for all the important people and entities in the case which can be easily updated as more current information is received.
  • Letter to Personal Representative Concerning Banking.
  • Letter to Financial Institutions and Life Insurance Companies Requesting Date of Death Valuations.
  • Date of death spreadsheet for use in preparation of estate tax returns.
  • Exhibit 1-Assets at start of accounting period and assets at end of accounting period.
  • Exhibit 2-Receipts and Disbursements.
  • Exhibit A to Inventory for probate or List of all Trust Assets for trust administration.
  • Attorney Fee Agreement.
  • Letterhead to Communicate with People or Entities.

Probate Templates

  • Letter to Client Requesting Information at outset of case.
  • Petition.
  • Agreement to Waive Bond.
  • Affidavit of Attesting Witness to Will.
  • Limited Judgment Appointing Personal Representative.
  • Small Estate Affidavit.
  • Notice to Interested Persons to be Published in Newspaper.
  • Affidavit of Publication in Newspaper of Notice to Interested Persons.
  • Information to Heirs, Devisees, and Other Interested Persons.
  • Letter enclosing Information to Heirs, Devisees and Other Interested Persons.
  • Proof of Service of Information to Heirs, Devisees, and Other Interested Persons.
  • Inventory Pleading and Exhibit A to Inventory.
  • Client Authorizes Lawyer to Act to Obtain Information.
  • Attorney Fee Statement.
  • Letter Enclosing Notice to Heirs and Devisees.
  • Proof of Compliance with ORS 115(4) Regarding Search for Claims and Notice to Creditors.
  • Creditor Checklist to Attach to Affidavit of Compliance.
  • Verified Statement.
  • Verified Statement Waiver of Notice for Hearing.
  • General Judgment Approving Verified Statement.
  • Cover Letter for Waiver of Verified Statement Hearing.
  • Final or Annual Accounting.
  • Waiver of Notice for Filing Objections to Final Accounting.
  • General Judgment Approving Final Accounting.
  • UTCR 5.100 Certificate re General Judgment or Verified Statement.
  • Final Distribution Receipt.
  • Cover Letter Enclosing Final Distribution Receipt.
  • Receipt for Personal Representative Fee.
  • Declaration of Attorney.
  • Cover Letter Enclosing Receipt for Personal Representative Fee.
  • Cover Letter Enclosing Checks for Devisees or Heirs.
  • Supplemental Judgment Discharging Personal Representative.

Trust Administration Template

  • Letter to Client Requesting Information.
  • Notice to Qualified Beneficiaries.
  • Letter Enclosing Notice to Qualified Beneficiaries.
  • Letter in Blank Form to Beneficiaries.
  • Trust Certification for Trust Administration.
  • Final Trustee’s Report.
  • Letter Enclosing Final Accounting and Release.
  • Letter Enclosing Check to Beneficiaries.
  • Letter to Trustee Enclosing Receipt for Trustee Fees.