In 2023, my husband and I lost both of his loving parents within months of each other.
They were incredible people, and their loss shook our family deeply. They did not have a will, and suddenly we were responsible for figuring out what came next. We were managing everything from across the country while grieving, coordinating with family, caring for a toddler, and another baby on the way.
We did not know where to start.
We did not know what "letters of administration" meant. We did not know who needed to be notified first. We did not know whether probate was required. We did not know there were deadlines — or that we were already missing them.
We called attorneys, leaned on friends, searched online, and asked anyone who might be able to help. Even then, we spent weeks buried in paperwork and legal language that seemed to assume we already knew what we were doing.
We made mistakes we could have avoided. We lost time we did not have.
It will not replace an attorney when one is needed — and we will always be clear when legal help is the right next step. But EstateMate can help you understand what needs to happen, in plain English, based on your state, and in the right order.
So you can stop guessing and start moving forward.
Most people who find themselves managing an estate have never done it before. Neither had we.
If EstateMate helps just one family feel a little less lost during one of the hardest chapters of their life, then every hour spent building it will have been worth it.
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