Category: Probate
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Tennessee Probate Transfers of Real Property
Probate is the legal process of proving a decedent’s will and transferring his or her assets to devisees or heirs. The probate process is codified at Titles 30-32, 35 of the Tennessee Code. When a decedent dies, his or her assets become part of the estate. The way the decedent’s property is titled determines which…
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Probate and Real Property: Rhode Island Edition
An important part of being a responsible property owner is estate planning and deciding one’s intentions in the event of death. When a person dies, applicable assets become part of the estate and are subject to administration in probate. Probate is the legal process of collecting a decedent’s assets, settling the decedent’s debts, and distributing…
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Oklahoma Probate and Personal Representative’s Deeds
Probate is the legal process of validating a person’s will and settling his or her estate after death. This includes distributing the deceased’s property to those entitled to receive it. Probate procedures are codified at Title 58 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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Transferring Probate Realty in Oregon
Probate is the legal process of settling a decedent’s estate and distributing property to those entitled to receive it, whether by devise of a will or laws of intestate succession. The laws for probate are codified at Title 12 of the Oregon Revised Statutes.
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Ohio Fiduciary Deeds for Administrators and Executors
Probate is the legal process of settling a decedent’s estate and distributing the remaining assets to beneficiaries. Distributions of a decedent’s property are made according to the terms of a probated will (for testate estates) or pursuant to Ohio’s laws of intestate succession (for intestate estates). For the provisions of a will to become effective,…
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Probate and the Devolution of Real Property in North Dakota
Probate is the legal process of settling an estate and distributing the remaining assets pursuant to the decedent’s will or, if the decedent died without a will, according to the laws of intestate succession in the relevant jurisdiction. The district court of the North Dakota county wherein the decedent was domiciled at the time of…
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Probate and Transferring a Decedent’s Real Property in New Jersey
What happens to a person’s property after death? The decedent’s assets comprise his or her estate, and become subject to a legal process called probate. Titles 3A and 3B of the New Jersey Revised Statutes govern probate in the state.
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Probate Transfers of Real Property in Nevada
Probate is the legal process of settling a decedent’s estate and transferring property to devisees or heirs entitled to receive it. In Nevada, probate proceedings are overseen by the district court of the county where the decedent resided at the time of death (NRS 136.010). Laws governing wills and decedent’s estates are codified at Title…
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Distribution of a Decedent’s Realty in New Hampshire
Probate is the legal process of settling a deceased person’s estate and transferring the remaining assets to devisees or heirs. Title LVI of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes governs the probate process in New Hampshire.
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Transferring a Decedent’s Real Property Interest in Nebraska
Probate is the legal process of distributing a person’s assets after death according to the provisions of the decedent’s will and the Nebraska Probate Code. Any part of the decedent’s estate that does not transfer by will is distributed pursuant to Nebraska’s laws of intestate succession. Not all property is subject to probate; assets held…
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Devolution of Real Property After Death in Montana
When a Montanan dies, probate is required for any property he or she held individually or as a tenant in common; property held in a survivorship interest devolves to survivors by process of law; property held in trust or with a beneficiary designation likewise avoids probate. However, documentation (such as an affidavit of surviving spouse)…
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Transfers of Real Property from Decedents’ Estates in Missouri
Probate is the legal process of settling a decedent’s estate and distributing his or her property to those entitled by the decedent’s will or by laws of intestate succession to receive it. In Missouri, the laws governing probate proceedings are codified at Chapters 472-475 of the Missouri Revised Statutes. The Probate Division of the Circuit…
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Minnesota Probate: Transfers of Real Property
Probate is the legal process of settling a person’s estate after he or she has died, including distributing the decedent’s property to those entitled to receive it. Regardless of whether the decedent left a will, all property (real and personal) owned by the decedent individually or as a tenant in common is subject to probate.…
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Massachusetts Probate: Estate Administration Deeds
What happens to your property after you die? Most likely, your assets will be subject to probate, the legal process of settling an estate and distributing any remaining property to those entitled to receive it. All assets that do not pass directly through a survivorship interest, beneficiary designation, or trust are subject to probate.
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The Probate Process for Real Estate in Maine
When a resident of Maine dies, it is likely that his or her estate will likely require probate. Probate is the process by which a property owner’s estate is transferred to the persons entitled to inherit it. All property which does not transfer through means of a survivorship interest, trust, or beneficiary designation is subject…