probate

“I realize that probate can be lengthy, public and expensive.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

I literally don’t know anyone there or have any idea how to navigate the probate process.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Related: ‘I don’t have money to pay for a death certificate’: My sister refuses to probate my father’s estate.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Nor does it include the value of your pensions or future Social Security benefits, which are not part of your probate estate.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

As White examined probate records for many of the murder victims, it was evident that with each successive death, more and more headrights were being directed into the hands of one person—Mollie Burkhart.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The writer is a lawyer who specializes in wills, trusts, estates and probates.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022

The website may also include information regarding probates, trusts and guardianships.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Jun. 12, 2018

The legal work was the basic fare: deeds, wills, taxes, probates, landlord issues, residency.

From Washington Post

He probates wills and appoints executors, administrators, and guardians.

From Citizenship A Manual for Voters by Cromwell, Emma Guy

Such were the citation of laymen out of their dioceses, the excessive fees taken in spiritual courts, the delay and trouble in obtaining probates.

From Henry VIII. by Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

And if there is no property and no money in your probated estate to pay off your credit-card debt?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

"The estate will actually be probated in accordance with intestate succession laws and the children would be lawfully next in line to inherit," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

His law license will also be held in probated suspension for a year, which means he must comply with specific requirements but can practice law during that time.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

Starr County District Attorney Gocha Ramirez agreed to pay a $1,250 fine and have his license held in a probated suspension for 12 months in a settlement reached with the State Bar of Texas.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

The house is yours, as my letters of an earlier date apprised you, and the will is to be probated at the Fall term of court.

From At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern by Reed, Myrtle

There isn’t a statute of limitations on probating a will, but you must generally contest a will during the probate process.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025

Those chores can include arranging the funeral, probating the estate, closing accounts, canceling services and dealing with various government agencies, including Social Security and the IRS.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022

The words judicial proceedings relate to the outcome of court actions: damage awards, the probating of wills, divorce decrees, and so forth.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016

Originally facing 45 felony charges, he later plead guilty to two misdemeanors and was sentenced to probating and community service.

From Forbes ● Dec. 23, 2014

They are probating the will for six," she went on, not noticing his agitation, "but I'm sure the lawyers are making it as low as they can for the taxes.

From Love, the Fiddler by Osbourne, Lloyd