probate estate
41Life estate — A life estate is a concept used in common law and statutory law to designate the ownership of land for the duration of a person s life. In legal terms it is an estate in real property that ends at death. The owner of a life estate is called a… …
42claim against an estate — n. upon the death of a person and beginning of probate (filing of will, etc.), a person believing he/she is owed money should file a written claim (statement) promptly with the executor or administrator of the estate, who will then approve it …
43New Hampshire Probate Court — in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, is the court which has jurisdiction over trusts, wills, and estates, adoptions, termination of parental rights, name changes, guardianship of incapacitated persons, guardianship of minors, partition of property …
44Calendars of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration — or CGPLA [ [http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/abbrev/abbr fullcontent.jsp General Abbreviations] at oxforddnb.com (accessed 1 January 2008)] was an index published in the United Kingdom and Ireland that lists an alpabetical summary of probate… …
45summary probate — A relatively simple probate proceeding available for small estates, as that term is defined by state law. Every state s definition is different, and many are complicated, but a few states include estates worth $100,000 or more. Some states allow… …
46Real estate — Property lawReal estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions, notably in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia) that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is …
47Court of Probate — A court existing in many states having jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the grant of administration, and the supervision of the management and settlement of the estates of decedents, including the collection of assets, the allowance of… …
48Court of Probate — A court existing in many states having jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the grant of administration, and the supervision of the management and settlement of the estates of decedents, including the collection of assets, the allowance of… …
49matter of probate — Such a matter as the probate of a will or the administration of a decedent s estate which is within the jurisdiction of a probate court. There is a matter of probate, within the term as used in a state constitution, if the status of heirship or… …
50small estate — An estate that contains property with a value small enough to be eligible, under state law, for simplified probate procedures or out of court transfers of the deceased person s property. Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors &… …
