what is a notice to creditors 
a notice to creditors can be a specific contact with a known creditor or a public notice commonly posted in a local newspaper by a trust or estate s executor as part of the probate of the estate of a decedent the notice serves as the official notification to creditors and debtors of the probate of a deceased individual s estate and the announcement may run for weeks depending on state laws known creditors must be given specific notice the published notice captures all other unknown creditors the executor or executrix in some states known as the personal representative is charged with paying outstanding debts and collecting monies owed to the estate as part of her duties after being appointed by the court 