probate

A parent or legal guardian can open and manage an account on the minor’s behalf, or a probate court can appoint a guardian or conservator, or set up a restricted account, depending on state law.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Iowa is one of several states that limits recovery to only what is in the recipient’s official probate estate at death, which allows for several defensive planning strategies.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

What steps should we take regarding the tenants while the estate is going through probate and before the house is sold?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Leaving your stocks and money in a will ensures they go through probate, a public and time-consuming process.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

And as I dug deeper into the Osage murder cases—into the murk of autopsies and witness testimony and probate records—I began to see certain holes in the bureau’s investigation.

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

He probates wills and appoints executors, administrators, and guardians.

From Citizenship A Manual for Voters by Emma Guy Cromwell

Once a valid will is discovered, Florida law requires it to be submitted to the probate court, even if it is decades old and/or contradicts how the estate was probated.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 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

His law license will also be held in probated suspension for a year, which means he must comply with specific requirements but can practice law during that time.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

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

Clerk says no will has been probated there to-day.

From The Co-Citizens by Corra Harris

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

"I only asked him to postpone probating Spencer's will," began Whitney, laying down his cigar.

From I Spy by Natalie Sumner Lincoln