Once a probate petition is accepted, the Personal Representative or administrator’s job is to gather all the assets, pay creditors, satisfy all income/inheritance/estate taxes, and then distribute the remaining assets as the Will directs. Each estate is different and the amount of work and responsibility may vary. The estate’s location will also affect the personal representative’s responsibility. A Florida estate must make certain reports to the Surrogate, which differs from the reporting for a Philadelphia estate’s reports to the Philadelphia Register of Wills. Strangely, even within a state the various reporting standards may differ.