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probate

[proh-beyt] / ˈproʊ beɪt /


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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

According to the probate filings, he continued to pursue fees he was owed through the trust, and received money in April.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 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

“Trusts can be effective tools to help manage and protect your assets and may reduce or even eliminate costs related to wealth transfer, such as probate fees and gift and estate taxes,” according to Fidelity.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

I looked through probate records to see who would have benefited from his death.

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

In England this policy has been neglected, in taxing the probates of wills, in the legacy duty, and in all taxes affecting the transference of property from the dead to the191 living.

From On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation by David Ricardo

He also extorted an excessive fee for putting the seal to all probates of wills, and letters of administration, even where the estates of the deceased were of the meanest value.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Robert Beverley

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

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

Mr. O’Hara’s last will—whichever it is—must be probated.

From Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective by Rea Irvin

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

Only in probating an estate left by the demise of both parents in the presence of minor children does this legal matter of precise age become noticeable.

From The Fourth R by George Oliver Smith




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