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probate

[proh-beyt] / ˈproʊ beɪt /


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The trust fund fight began in June, when Reiner first petitioned for the money in probate court.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

He resigned in July, despite facing threats from Reiner’s probate attorney that she would sue him if he quit the job, according to court records.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

If a property is part of a probate estate, the personal representative is responsible for maintaining insurance.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

For the first two decades, the firm specialised in managing probate house clearances, cessation of business asset disposals and private chattels.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“The Widow Cane passed away July first and left no heirs. Therefore, her estate is considered in probate, or in holding.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

To this court is likewise given authority to grant probates of wills and administration of the personal estates of intestates dying within the settlement.

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

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

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

Washington died on December 14, 1799, and his will, written July 9, 1799, was probated January 20, 1800.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Gay Montague Moore

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

Bates came to report it to me, and to sign the necessary papers in probating the will.

From The House of a Thousand Candles by Meredith Nicholson




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