Serves Hampden, Hampshire and Berkshire counties from Springfield, Hadley, Pittsfield and Great Barrington, with an office in Boston. Its Trusts and Estates attorneys handle probate and estate administration, trust administration and trustee support services, and trust and estate litigation. Merged with the Berkshire firm Cain Hibbard & Myers on December 1, 2025.
Longmeadow is in Hampden County.
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Serves East Longmeadow, Springfield, Longmeadow, Wilbraham, Westfield and nearby Hampden County towns from East Longmeadow. Attorney David G. Carlson assists executors and administrators with filing, inventory, debts and distributions, and handles will challenges based on undue influence, capacity or fraud. In solo practice since 1991.
Serves East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Springfield, Wilbraham, Ludlow, Hampden and the rest of Hampden County from East Longmeadow. Attorney Douglas R. Peterson handles probate administration, probate litigation and contested wills, and offers private mediation for estate, probate and family disagreements. The office, established in 1985, offers in-home consultations by special arrangement.
Serves Berkshire County from North Adams and Pittsfield, with a small office in Springfield. Guides executors through probate petitions, asset collection, taxes, debts and distributions, assists with trust administration, and litigates will contests and trust disputes. Founded in Adams in 1913, the firm has 16 attorneys and a Vermont office in Bennington.
Serves Hampden and Hampshire counties from Springfield and Northampton. Litigates will contests, contested guardianships, fiduciary removal and breach of duty claims, accountings and claims against probate estates, alongside estate planning and elder law. Established in 1969; Michele J. Feinstein and Carol Cioe Klyman co-authored the third edition of Massachusetts Elder Law.
Probate in Hampden County
Probate Court Record
Hampden County Probate and Family Court
Hampden County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Office
50 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103
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E-filing
Filing in person
Walk-ins accepted
Self-represented filing
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In Massachusetts, a will is signed before 2M.G.L. c. 190B § 2-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyM.G.L. c. 190B § 2-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
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Probate on a $500,000 estate in Massachusetts costs an estimated $27,714No specific statute for general probate attorney fees; reasonable compensation subject to court review. M.G.L. c. 190B § 3-720 covers litigation expense reimbursement only.Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2.2%Modeled estimate under No specific statute for general probate attorney fees; reasonable compensation subject to court review. M.G.L. c. 190B § 3-720 covers litigation expense reimbursement only.: the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.5%Modeled estimate under No specific statute for general probate attorney fees; reasonable compensation subject to court review. M.G.L. c. 190B § 3-720 covers litigation expense reimbursement only.: the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
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Who Inherits Without a Will?
Without a will in Massachusetts, a surviving spouse takes the entire estateM.G.L. c. 190B § 2-102Verified Oct 21, 2026View source when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per capita at each generationM.G.L. c. 190B § 2-106Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.
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In Massachusetts, creditors have 12 monthsM.G.L. c. 190B § 3-803Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from the date of death to present claims; late claims are barred.
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Settling an estate in Massachusetts: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysMGL c. 190B §§ 3-706, 3-707, 3-708Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 12 monthsMGL c. 190B §§ 3-306, 3-801, 3-803, 3-804, 3-805, 3-806Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
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Massachusetts pays executors reasonable compensationM.G.L. c. 190B § 3-719 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, typically 2.2%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.8%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate.
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