Our Wheaton probate litigation attorneys use this article to discuss how the probate process occurs in Wheaton.

Probate is the legal process of handling an estate after the decedent has passed. In Illinois probate, there are specific deadlines and guidelines to be aware of when filing a claim, and our attorneys explain these to make the process easier.

Read the full article by our Wheaton probate claim attorneys.

In this companion article, our Wheaton probate litigation attorneys explain how the Illinois Dead Man's Act prevents parties to litigation from testifying about their own conversations with a deceased person if that conversation would provide evidence beneficial to a party for testifying. We further outline how the act prevents fraud and exceptions to the act that may affect your contested estate.

Learn more about the Illinois Dead-Man's Act from our Wheaton probate dispute attorneys.

Our Wheaton probate litigation attorneys use this article to explain how formal proof of will hearings are filed and their requirements for standing.

In Illinois, a formal proof of will hearing is called to give parties an opportunity to challenge the admission of a will into probate. There are differences between proof of will and will contests, which are covered in this article.

You can find out more about will disputes in the full article by our Wheaton probate litigation attorneys.