Blake and Blake is paid only if you receive assets from the estate. Our clients are never asked to pay any fee in advance. If you receive no assets, you pay nothing. Blake and Blake absorbs all the expenses in your case. The answer depends, in large part, on where the estate has been filed.
Court scheduled and statutory time requirements vary from one jurisdiction to another.
In most cases, distribution is made within 12-18 months. In larger jurisdictions, however, it may take much longer. The court determines your share based on your relationship to the decedent, the total number of claimants, and the laws of Descent and Distribution of the state or foreign country where the case is being heard. If you do nothing, the shares of the estate which may be rightfully yours could be turned over to the state as escheated funds, or those unclaimed shares may be distributed to the heirs who are known to the court. If you have further questions, please contact us via our online reply form .