<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">It has been my experience that an initial hearing cannot be avoided. I work closely with my preferred PGAL and there are just some steps that cannot be avoided. In a present case where the total estate value was under $20,000 - I just chalked it up to being one of my pro bono cases. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Good luck!</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent
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<div style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,helvetica,sans-serif">Sorry last email on this the Will specified POD designations life insurance and other accounts like stock for minor beneficiaries and says a trust should be created to hold any of those funds.</div>
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<div>When dealing with a very small estate and minor beneficiaries, is a hearing always required for nonintervention powers or is there a way to get letters and an order signed appointing a GAL or other fiduciary without an initial hearing?</div>
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<div>Trying to be cost conscious because it is a small estate but also worried a small estate affidavit would not work because not all debts are covered and we are not certain how much are the bank accounts but think it is under the 100K threshold. What are the consequences if the amount turns out to be greater than 100K?</div>
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