1) Authenticate, legally 2) Authentication of a will 3) Certain court 4) Certificate 5) Certification 6) Contest of wills 7) Court concerned with wills 8) Court for heirs 9) Court for wills 10) Court type 11) Credential 12) Credentials 13) Establish validity of a will 14) Estate court 15) Official proving of a will
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1) n. the process of proving a will is valid and thereafter administering the estate of a dead person according to the terms of the will. The first step is to file the purported will with the clerk of the appropriate court in the county where the deceased person lived, along with a petition to have the court approve the will and appoint the executo...
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The court-supervised process by which a will is determined to be the will-maker
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• (a.) Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a probate record. • (v. t.) To obtain the official approval of, as of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament; as, the executor has probated the will. • (n.) Official proof; especially, the proof before a competent officer or tribunal that an instrument ...
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in Anglo-American law, the judicial proceedings by which it is determined whether or not a paper purporting to be the last will of a deceased person ... [1 related articles]
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legal proof that a will is valid so that authority can be given to the executors to deal with the estate.
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Formal proof of a will. In the UK, if a will's validity is unquestioned, it is proven in `common form`; the executor, in the absence of other interested parties, obtains at a probate registry a...
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The legal recognition of the validity of a will.
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Is the process of establishing the validity of a will before a duly authorized court or person.
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The legal process which facilitates the transfer of a deceased person's property whether they leave a will or don't leave any will. The court establishes the authenticity of the will (if any), appoints a personal representative or administrator, identifies heirs and creditors, directs payment of debts and taxes, and oversees distributions of the as...
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It is a process of proving the genuineness and validity of the will in the court generally known as probate court. The will of the descendant ( dead) is sent to the probate court who manages the distribution, validates the will, collects the assets, administer it by the way of paying taxes and registering in the name of the heir, all this being the...
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The act of proving that a document claiming to be a Will was signed and executed within the legal requirements
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(See grant of representation)
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Pro'bate adjective Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a
probate record.
Probate Court , or
Court of Probate ,
a court for the probate of wills. --
Probate duty ,
a government tax on property passing by will. [ Eng.]
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Pro'bate noun [ From Latin
probatus , past participle of
probare to prove. See
Prove .]
1. Proof. [ Obsolete]
Skelton. 2. (Law) (a) Official proof; especially, the proof before a competent officer or tribunal that an instrument offered, purp...
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Pro'bate transitive verb To obtain the official approval of, as of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament; as, the executor has
probated the will.
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The legal procedure by which a will is authenticated and which confirms the authority of the... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/probate.htm?id=1170&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of probate'>more</a>
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The legal process in which a court oversees the distribution of property left in a will. The proof before an officer appointed by law, that an instrument offered to be recorded is the act of the person whose last will and testament it purports to be. Upon proof being so made and security being given when the laws of the state require such securit.....
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The court-supervised process following a person's death that includes proving the authenticity of the deceased person's willappointing someone to handle the deceased person's affairsidentifying and inventorying the deceased person's propertypaying debts and taxesidentifying heirs, anddistributing the deceased person's property according to the will...
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Process of proving a will is valid and should be carried out. Also refers more generally to law governing estates.
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probate 1. The act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements. 2. A judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate. 3. To establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents).
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The legal recognition of the validity of a will
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probate will noun a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
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Formal proof of a will. In the UK, if a will's validity is unquestioned, it is proven in `common form`; the executor, in the absence of other interested parties, obtains at a probate registry a grant upon his or her own oath. Otherwise, it must be proved in `solemn form`: its validity established at a probate court (...
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Strictly, the exhibiting and proving of a will by the executors. In common usage as a general term describe the process of obtaining a grant of representation.
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