Posts Tagged 'probate and wills'

One of the rituals of American society is to “probate a will” whenever somebody dies.  The way our society has determined that property will be transferred after the death of the property owner is to probate a will.  It is assumed that the probate will be of the will the decedent (dead person) had prepared.  However, if the decedent didn’t leave a will, then the state will provide a will to probate.  When the ...