probate law
Estate settlement rules
Probate law is the body of legal rules governing how a deceased person's estate is administered and distributed.
It covers the validation of wills, appointment of executors or administrators, payment of debts and taxes, and transfer of assets to heirs or beneficiaries.
When someone dies without a valid will, probate law determines how property passes according to intestacy statutes.
She specialized in probate law after years of handling estate disputes.
- last willPosthumous asset instructions
- executorAppointed estate manager
- personal representativeOne administering an estate
- codicilWill modification document
- testatorOne who makes bequests
dying wishes · letters testamentary · power of attorney · estate planning · undue influence · court filing · next of kin · wills · legal heirs · family heirlooms · estate taxes · spousal rights · widow · living trust · deceased · death · estate · guardian
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