When my Mom died last August I was name the executor of here estate under her will.  I never realized what was involved in settling an estate. The process of settling an estate takes a lot of time and require compliance with a lot of laws and procedures. We I started settling an estate for my Mom I found a website that gave me some great help. The websites name is estate settlement.com. If you are going through the process of settling an estate this free site is something you should look into. They also have links to probate attorneys who can be of great help in settling an estate.