probate

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According to an individual who formerly lived there, the detached house is currently vacant, with the property understood to be part of probate - the legal process of dealing with a deceased person's belongings.

From BBC

Delays to probate from this legal action complicate things, but do not necessarily extend the 10-year limit.

From MarketWatch

As a probate attorney for incapacitated people and a Ward 7 resident, I was concerned by the Dec. 22 Metro article “Gray objects to his reduced role in proposed council committee assignment.”

From Washington Post

According to legal documents obtained and summarized Tuesday by the Blast, Coolio’s former manager recently filed a probate case to appraise the late “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper’s estate.

From Los Angeles Times

Jackson was booked at the Bristol County Jail and House of Corrections in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, after a probate court appearance, according to the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.

From Seattle Times