1. probate - Noun
2. probate - Adjective
3. probate - Verb
Proof.
Official proof; especially, the proof before a competent officer or tribunal that an instrument offered, purporting to be the last will and testament of a person deceased, is indeed his lawful act; the copy of a will proved, under the seal of the Court of Probate, delivered to the executors with a certificate of its having been proved.
The right or jurisdiction of proving wills.
Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a probate record.
To obtain the official approval of, as of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament; as, the executor has probated the will.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAreas complained about include wills and probate, litigation, conveyancing and family law, while an overarching theme which emerged was about the need for legal practitioners to communicate with their clients in a clear and timely fashion. Source: Internet
Abramson suggested that Andersen grew frustrated after a Nov. 3 probate hearing, when a judge said he would not consider the claim unless the Menendez brothers are convicted, thus losing their right to the estate--and throwing it up for grabs. Source: Internet
"Britney told the probate investigator late last year she wanted to have a baby," a source tells of Britney's desire to expand her offspring. Source: Internet
According to Finders International - a specialist probate genealogist team - family members and heirs have just 12 years to claim an estate once it has been reported unclaimed to the Crown. Source: Internet
American lawyers have a profitable monopoly on dispensing advice about probate law (which has been heavily criticized). Source: Internet
And this week, Karen Batten, 62, probate judge of Brantley County, became the third to die of COVID-19. Source: Internet