Trust Litigation Attorneys in Sussex County, Delaware

7 trust litigation firms have an office in Sussex County, Delaware. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Sussex County office and its phone.

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County

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Practice Area

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning34 Tax Planning8 Special Needs Planning9 Asset Protection13 Medicaid Planning12

Settling an estate

Trust Administration12 Probate30 Probate Litigation9 Trust Litigation7

Capacity and care

Elder Law10 Guardianship10

Firm Type

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7 firms

Adkins Law Firm, P.A.

401 Broadkill Road, Milton, DE 19968

Serves Sussex County from Milton. Guides executors and beneficiaries through estate administration before the Register of Wills, advises trustees on administering trusts that hold local real estate or family businesses, and handles trust disputes over validity, distributions and breach of fiduciary duty. Jason W. Adkins and Jennifer A. Tartt also practise real estate and business law.

Serves 1 countyVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationAsset Protection

1-302-505-5773

Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC

1413 Savannah Road, Suite 1, Lewes, DE 19958

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

1-302-645-2262

Morris James LLP

19339 Coastal Highway, Suite 300, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

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

1-302-260-7290

McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C.

20151 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947

Serves Delaware clients from offices in Wilmington and Georgetown, with its main office in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Handles estate administration and probate, guardianships, and will contests, trust distribution disputes and guardianship abuse cases, alongside special needs trusts and long-term care Medicaid planning. Founded in 1982 by Dennis McAndrews, the firm also practices special education law.

Since 1982Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationElder Law+3

1-302-380-4975

Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP

19606 Coastal Hwy, Suite 201, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Serves Delaware from offices in Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach. The Wills, Trusts & Estates group administers estates from the initial probate proceedings through formal accounts, files fiduciary income tax returns, and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in estate and trust litigation, with elder-law and Medicaid planning. A Mid-Atlantic firm founded in 1992.

Since 1992Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-302-409-3600

Tomasetti Law, LLC

1100 Coastal Highway, Unit 3, Fenwick Island, DE 19944

Serves New Castle and Sussex counties from Wilmington and Fenwick Island. Its estate administration team guides personal representatives through probate and the Register of Wills filings, offers the same services to trustees, and represents personal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries in estate and trust disputes. Raymond E. Tomasetti Jr. has practiced in Delaware for over 30 years.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationReal Estate

1-302-539-3041

Tunnell & Raysor, P.A.

30 East Pine Street, Georgetown, DE 19947

Serves Sussex County from Georgetown, with offices in Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach and Milford. Its attorneys handle estate and probate administration for executors, administrators and heirs, will and trust contests, and Court of Chancery guardianship petitions, alongside elder-law and Medicaid planning. The firm traces its roots back more than 130 years.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationElder Law+2

1-302-396-9645

Probate in Sussex County

Probate Court Record

Sussex County Register of Wills

Sussex County

Phone

1-302-855-7875

willsinfo@sussexcountyde.gov

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Office

5 East Pine Street, Georgetown, DE 19947

Website

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E-filing

Required for attorneys

Filing in person

Appointment required

Self-represented filing

Allowed

Self-help forms

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How to file probate in Sussex County →

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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Sussex County

The Powell Firm, LLC

1813 N. Franklin Street, Wilmington, DE 19802

Serves clients throughout Delaware from a N. Franklin Street office in Wilmington. Advises executors, administrators and trustees through probate and trust administration, and litigates will and guardianship contests, undue influence cases and trust disputes. Also handles Medicaid planning and elder law alongside civil litigation in all Delaware courts.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+3

1-302-650-1572

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Trust Litigation Attorneys in Sussex County, Delaware