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Probate is a legal document. Receipt of probate is the first step in the legal process of administering the estate of a deceased person, resolving all claims and distributing the deceased persons property under a will. A probate court (surrogate court) decides the legal validity of a testators (persons) will and grants its approval, also known as granting probate, to the executor. The probated will then becomes a legal instrument that may be enforced by the executor in the law courts if necessary. A probate also officially appoints the executor (or personal representative), generally named in the will, as having legal power to dispose of the testators assets in the manner specified in the testators will. However, through the probate process a will may be contested. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probate
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 19:21:25 +0000

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