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Wills and Estate

The Government Fee That Can Cost Poor Philadelphians Their Inheritance

News Story (Pennsylvania)

The Government Fee That Can Cost Poor Philadelphians Their Inheritance

September 25, 2018 | Ryan Briggs | NextCity.org
Many places in America, being willed a property isn’t enough. Philadelphia assesses something called a probate fee — $580 — the Henrys would learn they needed to pay City Hall just to process their inheritance.
Tags: Fines and Fees | Wills and Estate

Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation (SC)

Provider (South Carolina)

Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation (SC)

Provides legal services across the seven counties of South Carolina's coastal Low Country: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown and Jasper. Also provides forestry services across four additional counties: Clarendon, Hampton, Orangeburg and Williamsburg.
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