probate estate
61decedent's estate — Property, both real and personal, which person possesses at the time of his death, and title to it descends immediately to his heirs upon his death subject to the control of the probate court for the purposes of paying debts and claims and after… …
62decedent's estate — Property, both real and personal, which person possesses at the time of his death, and title to it descends immediately to his heirs upon his death subject to the control of the probate court for the purposes of paying debts and claims and after… …
63small estate probate — See estate …
64my estate — An expression having reference, as it appears in a will, to the estate of the testator in probate. 28 Am J1st Inher T § 504 …
65grant of probate — An order from the High Court in the UK authorizing the executors of a will to deal with and distribute the property of the deceased person. If the person died intestate or did not appoint executors, the administrator of the estate has to obtain… …
66grant of probate — noun an instrument issued by a court or public official authorising an executor to take control of and dispose of the estate of a deceased person, where the deceased made a will …
67administrator of decedent's estate — A person appointed by the probate court, in accordance with the governing statutes, to administer and settle intestate estates and such testate estates as have no competent executor designated by the testator. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad § 1. Although the… …
68administration — ad·min·is·tra·tion /əd ˌmi nə strā shən/ n 1: the act or process of administering the administration of justice 2 a: the management and disposal under court authority of the estate of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator b: the… …
69Common law — For other uses, see Common law (disambiguation). Common law (also known as case law or precedent) is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A… …
70Civil law (legal system) — For the article on the area of common law systems dealing with disputes between private parties, see Civil law (common law). Legal Systems of the World   Civ …
