In this article, our Lincoln Park estate planning attorneys discuss family settlement agreements for Illinois probate litigation and trust disputes.  A family settlement agreement is used to resolve uncertainties within a trust or will in order to avoid tension and costly litigation between family members.

We answer the questions such as, “What is a family settlement agreement in Illinois probate or trust cases?” or “What can family settlement agreements in probate or trust cases resolve?”

‍Read more on Lincoln Park family settlement agreements by our Lincoln Park probate litigation attorneys.

Detailed in this article, our Lincoln Park estate planning attorneys lay out the Illinois probate claims procedures.  We will explain the deadline to file probate claims, how to file a probate claim, the process for litigating disputed claims, and priority of Illinois probate claims.

‍Read the full article by our Lincoln Park probate litigation attorneys explaining probate claims in Lincoln Park probate.

In this article, our Lincoln Park estate planning attorneys unpack no-contest clauses in Illinois wills, and answer the question, “Are no-contest clauses in wills enforceable in Illinois?”

No-contest clauses are provisions in wills that stipulate that if a beneficiary of the will (“a legatee”) challenges the will's validity, he or she will forfeit his or her inheritance entirely or receive only a nominal inheritance.

‍Read the full article by our Lincoln Park contested estate attorneys explaining the potential methods for a Lincoln Park estate to avoid probate proceedings.

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