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probate

[proh-bayt] / ˈproʊ beɪt /


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“These vary widely, underscoring the importance of understanding local laws if probate avoidance is a priority. Even a single missed step can inadvertently trigger probate.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

The sale would be handled through the probate process.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

This will help reduce the size of your estate that goes through probate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

However, it does a lot more than just avoid probate, which is a public process.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

As White examined probate records for many of the murder victims, it was evident that with each successive death, more and more headrights were being directed into the hands of one person—Mollie Burkhart.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The writer is a lawyer who specializes in wills, trusts, estates and probates.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022

The website may also include information regarding probates, trusts and guardianships.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Jun. 12, 2018

The legal work was the basic fare: deeds, wills, taxes, probates, landlord issues, residency.

From Washington Post

Such were the citation of laymen out of their dioceses, the excessive fees taken in spiritual courts, the delay and trouble in obtaining probates.

From Henry VIII. by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard

Marriage licences and small probates were what we all looked for, and what paid us best; and the competition for these ran very high indeed.

From David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

And if there is no property and no money in your probated estate to pay off your credit-card debt?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

"The estate will actually be probated in accordance with intestate succession laws and the children would be lawfully next in line to inherit," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

Starr County District Attorney Gocha Ramirez agreed to pay a $1,250 fine and have his license held in a probated suspension for 12 months in a settlement reached with the State Bar of Texas.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

Virgin Islands, where Mr. Epstein’s estate is being probated.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2020

Of course, there are formalities—the will has to be probated and contested, and you can expect it to be contested by somebody.

From Starman's Quest by Stan Mack

There isn’t a statute of limitations on probating a will, but you must generally contest a will during the probate process.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025

Those chores can include arranging the funeral, probating the estate, closing accounts, canceling services and dealing with various government agencies, including Social Security and the IRS.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022

The words judicial proceedings relate to the outcome of court actions: damage awards, the probating of wills, divorce decrees, and so forth.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016

Originally facing 45 felony charges, he later plead guilty to two misdemeanors and was sentenced to probating and community service.

From Forbes ● Dec. 23, 2014

They are probating the will for six," she went on, not noticing his agitation, "but I'm sure the lawyers are making it as low as they can for the taxes.

From Love, the Fiddler by Lloyd Osbourne




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