Category: Probate
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Kansas Probate Process and the Estate Administration Deeds
Probate is the court process by which aperson’s assets are transferred to those entitled to receive them after he orshe has died. This process, also called estate administration, is mandatory forall of the decedent’s property that does not transfer pursuant to asurvivorship interest, trust, or recorded beneficiary deed.
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Deeds Relating to Probate and Estate Administration in Kentucky
When a person dies, his or her estate is subject to court-supervised administration, a process referred to as probate. Probate enables persons who are entitled to receive it to inherit a decedent’s property, pursuant either to the terms of a will or Kentucky laws of intestacy, when the decedent dies without a will. Property –…
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Probate of Real Property in Idaho
Probate is the court-overseen process by which property is transferred to a decedent’s distributees and/or heirs upon death. A distributee is any person who receives a decedent’s property other than as a purchaser or creditor, and an heir is a person entitled under Idaho’s laws of intestate succession to receive property (I.C. §§ 15-1-201(11), 15-1-201(22)).…
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Georgia Probate and Real Property
Probate is the legal process by which a decedent’s property is transferred to those entitled to receive it. All real property that does not transfer by means of a survivorship interest or a recorded transfer on death deed, or property held in a trust, is subject to probate.
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Conveying Real Property out of Probate Estates in Washington, DC
Probate is the legal process of administering a person’s estate after he or she has died. The Probate Division of the Superior Court oversees the probate process for residents of the District of Columbia.
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Real Property and Probate in Delaware
When a property owner in Delaware dies, the decedent’s estate must be opened in probate, with some exceptions. In Delaware, the Register of Wills – a division of the Chancery Court – oversees estate administration in the county in which the decedent resided.
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A Connecticut Land Deed and the Probate Court: Executor’s and Administrator’s Deeds
The Connecticut Probate Court oversees the transfer of a decedent’s property to those entitled to it in a process called probate. All property the decedent owned at the time of death must go through probate, excluding survivorship assets, assets held with a beneficiary designation, and assets held in trust. Smaller estates may be eligible for…
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Arkansas Probate and Inheriting Real Property
Probate is the court process of estate administration by which property is devised by will or distributed through laws of intestacy to the decedent’s rightful heirs. The estate administration process varies from case to case, depending on such factors as the way the decedent held title to property and whether he left a will. When…
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Colorado Probate: Devising, Distributing, or Selling a Decedent’s Real Property
When acquiring real property, it is important to consider your plans for the property following your death, and make estate planning decisions accordingly. Many factors determine what will happen to property in the event of an owner’s death, including the type of property; the way the owner holds title to the property; whether the decedent…
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Real Property and the Probate Process in Alaska
What happens to an Alaskan’s home after death? The answer depends largely on how the decedent vested title and whether he or she took advantage of any estate planning tools available in Alaska.
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Conveyance of Real Estate by Personal Representative During the Alabama Probate Process
Title 43 of the Alabama Code (Wills and Decedents’ Estates) governs estate administration and probate in that state. Probate is the legal process by which a decedent’s property is distributed to those legally entitled to it.
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Understanding Personal Representative Deeds During Probate in Indiana
When we die, another person becomes responsible for managing the assets we leave behind. If we die testate (with a will), this person is called an executor. If we die intestate (without a will), or other specific situations occur, the court supervising the probate estate appoints an administrator. Once the executor or administrator is in…
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What Happens to Real Estate When the Owner Dies?
On television and in movies, transferring real estate when someone dies is a simple matter of reading the will. Once everyone knows what’s in the will, like magic, the real estate goes to the right person or entity. In reality, things are rarely so simple. Wills are frequently contested, and disputes between beneficiaries, family members,…