Trust Administration Attorneys in New Castle County, Delaware

29 trust administration firms have an office in New Castle County, Delaware. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its New Castle County office and its phone.

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning57 Tax Planning21 Special Needs Planning12 Asset Protection18 Medicaid Planning16

Settling an estate

Trust Administration29 Probate54 Probate Litigation20 Trust Litigation18

Capacity and care

Elder Law15 Guardianship18

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29 firms

Aleman & Associates

110 W. Main Street, Middletown, DE 19709

Serves all three Delaware counties from Seaford, with further offices in Camden, Milford, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach and Middletown. Represents executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries in probate filings, creditor notices, deed transfers and distributions, and in trust administration. Attorneys work in English and Spanish, and Steve Nowak heads the estate planning department.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-302-990-8801

Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC

2711 Centerville Road, Suite 401, Wilmington, DE 19808

Serves all three Delaware counties from offices in Wilmington, Dover, Lewes and Georgetown. The Estates & Trusts group advises executors and trustees on settling estates and administering trusts, and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in will contests, guardianship, accounting and fiduciary duty disputes. Its elder law practice handles Delaware Medicaid long-term care planning.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-302-327-1100

Bayard, P.A.

600 North King Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19899

Serves New Castle County from Courthouse Square on King Street in downtown Wilmington. The Wills, Trusts and Estates practice, led by senior counsel Steven R. Director, handles estate and trust administration, family disputes after a decedent's distribution decisions become known, and federal estate and gift tax planning. Director is a past Chair of the Estate Planning Council of Delaware.

Since 1958Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection

1-302-655-5000

Connolly Gallagher LLP

1201 North Market Street, 20th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801

Serves New Castle County from offices in Wilmington and Newark. The Trusts, Estates, and Taxation group supports trustees, executors and beneficiaries in administration, litigates will contests, estate disputes and trust cases, and handles trust modification and estate, gift and GST tax planning. Four of its partners are fellows of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationTax Planning

1-302-757-7300

Cross & Simon, LLC

1105 North Market Street, Suite 901, Wilmington, DE 19801

Serves New Castle County from Wilmington. Represents executors, personal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries in will contests, accounts by executors and trustees, removal of fiduciaries and disputes over estate and trust administration. Also handles guardianship appointments, oppositions and terminations, and prepares wills and trusts.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

1-302-777-4200

Dimichele Law, LLC

724 Yorklyn Road, Suite 370, Hockessin, DE 19707

Serves Delaware and Pennsylvania from Hockessin. Frederick J. Dimichele guides executors, administrators and beneficiaries through probate, from filing the will and petitioning for letters through short-form administrations, creditor claims and distribution, and handles trust administration, guardianship proceedings and Medicaid and long-term care planning. Initial consultations are free.

Solo PracticeServes the whole stateFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+3

1-302-626-2091

Duane Morris LLP

1201 North Market Street, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19801

Serves New Castle County from the Wilmington office on North Market Street, established in 1985. Partner Jocelyn Margolin Borowsky handles estate and trust administration, Delaware trust modifications and decantings, and trust and estate litigation for fiduciaries and beneficiaries, including estate and gift tax audits. She is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

1-302-657-4900

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

1509 Gilpin Avenue, Suite 2, Wilmington, DE 19806

Serves New Castle County from the Wilmington office on Gilpin Avenue. Its probate and trust administration lawyers assist personal representatives and executors with probate petitions, required notices, self-proving affidavits, asset transfers, distributions and trust administration. Senior associate Amanda Jester handles probate and estate administration in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness LawReal Estate

1-302-468-7340

Elle Van Dahlgren Law, LLC

20 Montchanin Road, Suite 1000, Greenville, DE 19807

Serves New Castle County from Greenville, with Delaware and Pennsylvania licensure. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, and adult guardianship petitions, annual updates and accountings in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Works primarily on a flat-fee basis, quoted at the end of the first meeting.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningGuardianship+2

1-302-407-5009

Estate & Elder Law Services

2961 Centerville Road, Suite 350, Wilmington, DE 19808

Serves New Castle County from the Red Clay Center on Centerville Road, northwest of downtown Wilmington. Handles estate and trust administration, probate, guardianships and Medicaid applications alongside estate and special needs planning. Founded in 1992 and led by Certified Elder Law Attorneys Catherine B. Read and William W. Erhart.

Since 1992Serves 1 countyVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+3

1-302-651-0113

Ferry Joseph, P.A.

1521 Concord Pike, Suite 202, Wilmington, DE 19803

Serves New Castle County from Concord Pike in Wilmington. Works with executors and trustees on estate and trust administration, and handles estate and trust litigation, guardianship administration and Medicaid planning. Founded in 1990.

Since 1990Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+3

1-302-575-1555

Fox Rothschild LLP

1201 North Market Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801

Serves New Castle County from the Wilmington office on North Market Street. Partner Denise D. Nordheimer advises guardians, executors and trustees on administration, establishes trusts and guardianships, and handles estate and trust disputes. In 2015 the New Castle County Register of Wills commended her for closing an estate open more than 14 years.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationGuardianship

1-302-654-7444

Gawthrop Greenwood, PC

3711 Kennett Pike, Suite 100, Wilmington, DE 19807

Serves New Castle County from its Greater Wilmington office on Kennett Pike, alongside offices in West Chester and Philadelphia. Trusts and estates attorney P. Kristen Bennett handles the probate of wills, the marshaling and inventory of assets, the administration of living and testamentary trusts, and estate tax returns and post-mortem tax planning.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planning

1-302-777-5353

Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A.

1925 Lovering Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19806

Serves New Castle County from the Highlands neighborhood of Wilmington. Its Private Wealth group helps personal representatives and trustees administer estates and Delaware trusts, and represents fiduciaries in litigation in the Court of Chancery. Founded in 1994; ranked Band 1 in Private Wealth Law: Delaware in the 2026 Chambers High Net Worth Guide.

Since 1994Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

1-302-652-2900

Herdeg, du Pont & Dalle Pazze, LLC

15 Center Meeting Road, Wilmington, DE 19807

Serves New Castle County from Center Meeting Road in Centreville, outside Wilmington. Guides executors through estate administration, from Register of Wills filings to tax filings, and handles trust administration, adult guardianships and Court of Chancery estate and trust litigation. Also handles ancillary probate for non-Delaware decedents who owned Delaware real estate.

Since 1999Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+3

1-302-655-6500

Law Office of Kevin A. O'Brien

3801 Kennett Pike, Suite C-204, Greenville, DE 19807

Serves clients throughout Delaware from a Greenville office, with a father-son team of Kevin and Paul O'Brien. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, small estate affidavits and federal estate tax returns, and drafts special needs trusts and Delaware asset protection trusts. Planning documents are quoted as a flat fee after the initial consultation.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+3

1-302-888-2707

The Levinson Firm, LLC

4420 Limestone Road, Suite 210, Wilmington, DE 19808

Serves clients across Delaware from a Pike Creek office at Linden Hill Station, in person or by Zoom. Handles estate administration and probate through the Register of Wills, trust settlement, uncontested guardianships, and Delaware Medicaid applications; the firm does not take contested estate, trust or probate cases. Family-owned since 1981 and focused on elder law and estate planning.

Since 1981Serves the whole stateVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+3

1-302-656-3393

Maven Law, LLC

726 Yorklyn Road, Suite 300, Hockessin, DE 19707

Serves families in New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties from the Stone Mill building in Hockessin. Handles estate administration, trust administration for trustees, and guardianships of disabled adults, minor children and a minor's property, alongside Medicaid asset protection planning. Five attorneys also practice divorce, custody and family law.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+3

1-302-304-3300

Morris James LLP

3205 Avenue North Boulevard, Suite 100, Wilmington, DE 19803

Serves all three Delaware counties from offices in Wilmington, Newark, Dover, Georgetown and Rehoboth Beach. Handles the probate and administration of multi-jurisdictional estates and trust administration, and represents clients in the Court of Chancery in fiduciary litigation, contested will cases and elective share proceedings. Practicing since 1931.

Since 1931Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

1-302-888-6800

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

1201 North Market Street, 16th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801

Serves trusts and estates clients from Wilmington and acts as Delaware trust counsel for financial institutions and law firms. Guides personal representatives through Delaware probate, advises on trust administration and decanting, and litigates breach of trust, capacity, undue influence and will validity disputes. Ranked Band 1 by Chambers High Net Worth for Delaware private wealth law.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

1-302-658-9200

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Probate in New Castle County

Probate Court Record

New Castle County Register of Wills

New Castle County

Phone

1-302-395-7800

wills@nccde.org

Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-3:30 PM; Friday 8:00 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Office

800 North French Street, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801

Website

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Required for attorneys

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Appointment required

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Trust Administration Firms Serving New Castle County

Doyle Law, LLC

20245 Bay Vista Road, Unit 204, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Serves Sussex, Kent and New Castle counties from Rehoboth Beach. Guides families through probate, trust settlement and asset distribution after a death, and petitions for court-appointed guardianships of adults and minors. Founded in February 2024 by Rebecca N. Doyle, named a Delaware Today Top Lawyer five consecutive years; consultations are free.

Since 2024Serves the whole stateFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipSpecial Needs PlanningAsset Protection

1-302-532-3139

Chesapeake Legal Counsel LLC

29 H Atlantic Avenue, Ocean View, DE 19970

Serves Sussex County from Ocean View, near Bethany Beach, with a second office in Annapolis, Maryland, and sees clients from throughout Delaware. Guides personal representatives through estate administration with the Register of Wills, from inventory and creditor claims to final accounting, alongside Medicaid, special needs trust and estate planning. Founded in 1993 by attorney John F. Robbert.

Solo PracticeSince 1993Serves the whole stateFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-302-537-4559

Procino-Wells & Woodland, LLC

1519 Savannah Road, Lewes, DE 19958

Serves families statewide in Delaware from offices in Lewes and Seaford, with virtual consultations available statewide. Handles estate and trust administration and advises trustees through the trust administration process, alongside Medicaid planning and supplemental needs trusts. Focuses exclusively on legal matters affecting older and disabled individuals.

Since 2005Serves the whole stateVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-302-628-4140

Sergovic Carmean McCartney & Owens, P.A.

25 Chestnut Street, Georgetown, DE 19947

Serves clients throughout Delaware from Georgetown. Its attorneys and estate administrators open estates, handle court filings and distributions for personal representatives, guide trustees through trust administration, and petition the Court of Chancery for guardianships, alongside Medicaid planning and Miller trusts. Phone and video consultations are offered.

Serves the whole stateVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+3

1-302-855-1260

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Delaware

Free Delaware forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Delaware.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Delaware

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Delaware: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Delaware.

How Do I Settle a Trust?

Settling a trust in Delaware happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's trust statute, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.

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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?

In Delaware, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent) unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Delaware: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days of appointment; creditors have 8 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 9 months to 12 months.

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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?

Delaware requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,000.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in Delaware take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular rates.

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Trust Administration Attorneys in New Castle County, Delaware

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Trust Administration Attorneys in New Castle County, Delaware