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probate court

NOUN
a court for wills and estates
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Most of my friends have never had to write an obituary, or file a life insurance claim, or deal with probate court.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

If beneficiaries agree, you can ask probate court to alter or terminate the trust.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

It requires that all wills should be filed with the probate court when they are discovered, even if probate has already been informally initiated or some assets were already distributed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

In addition, the probate court would have the authority to temporarily bar your brother from taking any further actions that could continue to diminish the trust’s assets.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

"Only I tell you fairly,—the first time I get word of anything, I 'll go to the probate court and have you removed!"

From By The Sea 1887 by Chaplin, Heman White



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