Probate is a legal procedure through which a deceased individual's estate is administered and distributed. The probate process commences when the deceased individual's representative, known as the ...

When a person dies with a will, their estate must usually undergo probate. This is the process by which the will is proven to be valid. As part of this process, the probate court will appoint an ...

Probate is a court-supervised process to evaluate the contents of an estate and distribute them to beneficiaries. It is not necessary for the person who has died to bequeath an estate for probate to ...