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probate court

NOUN
a court for wills and estates
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As he died without a will, his apartment manager wouldn’t allow us to retrieve his artwork until a probate court designated an estate executor.

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What’s more, the probate court can temporarily suspend your brother from any further actions that could further erode the funds within the trust.

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When your stepgrandmother’s widower files probate, assuming he files probate, feel free to contact the probate court with your questions about her IRA.

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If he did not appoint an administrator or executor of his estate, the probate court will appoint one, typically giving priority to a living spouse.

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“If you lack legal standing to contest a will, the judge in the New York probate court will not hear your petition to contest the will.”

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