probate
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After she gained probate, she completed all the paperwork to release his £50,000 worth of premium bonds.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
She said NS&I wanted her to provide a grant of probate, a type of legal document, even though her solicitor said this was not required.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
A will applies only to so-called probate assets—those owned by a person at the time of death that don’t automatically transfer to another person.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
“That way, those accounts will not be subject to the probate process.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
At a probate hearing after the death of George Bigheart, an attorney expressed bafflement at why loans ostensibly from Burt’s bank to the Osage were issued from Burt’s personal checkbook.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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