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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 Laiderman Law Firm says avoiding probate is a common goal — and with good reason.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

A trust can help your estate avoid ancillary probate in the state where your mother’s home is located.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

All of this will make the transfer of assets easier and will help avoid probate for a large portion of your estate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 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

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

A civil court also was assembled this month, by which some writs and some probates of wills were granted.

From An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. by David Collins

My older brother was responsible for handling their estate, but he never probated their will.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

"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

It is left with Mr. Dulany, the Attorney, who wrote it, to be probated in due Season.

From In Her Own Right by Clarence F. Underwood

Our son understands that there will be costs associated with probating our wills.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

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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