What does estate administration include?

The purpose of estate administration is to supervise the transfer of the estate of the deceased in an organized way, based on the probate laws of the state where the deceased resided. An executor or administrator is appointed to manage this process. There are two main goals of the probate process — paying the debts of the deceased and distributing assets to beneficiaries. Although the exact procedure and requirements may vary from one state to the next, the same general process is involved.