probate estate

  • 51collector of decedent's estate — A person temporarily appointed by the probate court to collect rents, assets, interest, bills receivable, etc., of a decedent s estate, and act for the estate in all financial matters requiring immediate settlement. Such collector is usually… …

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  • 52collector of decedent's estate — A person temporarily appointed by the probate court to collect rents, assets, interest, bills receivable, etc., of a decedent s estate, and act for the estate in all financial matters requiring immediate settlement. Such collector is usually… …

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  • 53life estate — see estate 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. life estate …

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  • 54gross estate — see estate 3a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. gross estate …

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  • 55net estate — n. A gross estate minus funeral expenses, claims against the estate, mortgages and other debts, and any other proper deductions that must come from the estate during settlement. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… …

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  • 56residuary estate — see estate 3a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. residuary estate …

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  • 57augmented estate — see estate 3a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. augmented estate …

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  • 58guardian of the estate — Someone appointed by a court to care for the property and finances of a minor child or an incapacitated adult. A guardian of the estate may also be called a property guardian, financial guardian, or conservator of the estate. Compare: guardian of …

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  • 59true estate — The estate of a decedent for local probate purposes, not necessarily the estate for federal estate tax purposes. Hooker v Drayton, 69 RI 290, 33 A2d 206, 150 ALR 723 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 60nonprobate estate — See: nonprobate assets Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate Court Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …

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