2025-0129 · Court ref 2025-P-002214
Estate of Doris E. Pemberton — probate administration
OpenEstate Planning & Probate·Estate of Doris E. Pemberton·Opened Jun 18, 2026
Background
Supervised administration in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Probate Division. Estate comprises the Oak Park residence, three bank accounts, a brokerage account and personal property. Four residuary beneficiaries.
File note
Letters of office issued. No federal estate tax return required — estate is well under the exclusion. One beneficiary is questioning the personal property appraisal; a second appraisal has been ordered to head off a will contest.
Key dates
3 recorded| Date | Event | Type | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 01, 2026 | Inventory due to the court | Filing deadline | in 11 days |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Claims period expires (755 ILCS 5/18-12) Six months from first publication. Do not distribute before this date. | Limitation | in 3 weeks |
| Nov 25, 2026 | Final accounting to beneficiaries | Review | in 2 months |
Tasks
1 open · 1 completed| Task | Assigned | Due | Priority | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Publish notice to creditors | TB | Aug 18, 2026 | High | Done | |
File estate inventory with the court | TB | in 10 days | Medium | Not started |
Time recorded
7.0 hrs total · 5.3 hrs billable · $2,504.00| Date | Timekeeper | Narrative | Activity | Units | Value | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | MC | Conference with executor regarding estate assets | Conference | 8 · 0.8 hrs | $380.00 | WIP |
| Sep 10, 2026 | MC | Conference with executor regarding estate assets | Research | 10 · 1.0 hr | $475.00 | WIP |
| Sep 04, 2026 | MC | Conference with executor regarding estate assets | Court appearance | 4 · 0.4 hrs | $190.00 | WIP |
| Aug 31, 2026 | MC | Conference with executor regarding estate assets | Telephone | 15 · 1.5 hrs | $712.50 | WIP |
| Aug 25, 2026 | MC | Preparing petition for letters of office | Research | 8 · 0.8 hrs | — | Non-billable |
| Aug 24, 2026 | MC | Preparing petition for letters of office | Telephone | 3 · 0.3 hrs | — | Non-billable |
| Aug 18, 2026 | MC | Corresponding with financial institutions for date-of-death values | Drafting | 10 · 1.0 hr | $475.00 | WIP |
| Aug 17, 2026 | MC | Arranging publication of notice to creditors | Conference | 5 · 0.5 hrs | — | Non-billable |
| Aug 11, 2026 | MC | Arranging publication of notice to creditors | Correspondence out | 1 · 0.1 hrs | $47.50 | WIP |
| Aug 05, 2026 | MC | Analyzing beneficiary objection to personal property appraisal | Conference | 4 · 0.4 hrs | $190.00 | WIP |
| Jul 10, 2026 | DR | Analyzing beneficiary objection to personal property appraisal | Drafting | 1 · 0.1 hrs | $34.00 | WIP |
| Jun 30, 2026 | MC | Preparing inventory for filing with the court | Drafting | 1 · 0.1 hrs | — | Non-billable |
Advanced costs
Money paid out on the client behalf, billed at cost| Date | Description | Paid out | Amount | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Personal property appraisal | Paid | $1,150.00 | Unbilled |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Publication of notice to creditors | Paid | $275.00 | Unbilled |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Probate filing fee — Cook County | Paid | $465.00 | Unbilled |
Documents
6 on file| Document | Type | Ver. | Filed by | Filed | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death certificate.pdf | Evidence | v1 | MC | Aug 15, 2026 | 2.5 MB | Download |
| Last will and testament dated 06.11.2019.pdf | Evidence | v1 | MC | Jul 31, 2026 | 632 KB | Download |
| Engagement letter.pdf | Engagement letter | v1 | MC | Jul 29, 2026 | 2.7 MB | Download |
| Petition for probate and letters of office.pdf | Pleading | v1 | MC | Jul 18, 2026 | 3.2 MB | Download |
| Estate inventory (draft 2).xlsx | Evidence | v3 | MC | Jul 07, 2026 | 2.2 MB | Download |
| Notice to creditors — Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.pdf | Evidence | v1 | MC | Jun 19, 2026 | 3.2 MB | Download |
Bills
| Bill | Issued | Due | Fees | Disb. | Total | Outstanding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INV-2025-0455 | Aug 05, 2026 | Sep 04, 2026 | $8,900.00 | $1,890.00 | $10,790.00 | — | Paid |