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 * Home
 * About Us
 * Free eBook
 * Probate FAQs
   * Probate Terminology
   * General Probate Questions
   * Personal Representative / Executor
   * Contested Wills
   * Property Issues
   * Payments and Taxes
   * Children and Survivors
   * Questions About Wills
 * Contact Us


A COMMITMENT TO CLARITY & SUPPORT THROUGHOUT YOUR PROBATE PROCESS






PROBATE TERMINOLOGY

Beneficiary: Someone who inherits something from an estate with a will. A
beneficiary is named in the will.

Codicil: A supplement to a will such as a document or rider that modifies or
supersedes an existing provision of the will or creates a new provision.

Conservator: Someone appointed to manage the affairs of someone who is
incompetent or unable to make decisions for themself.

Heir: Someone who inherits property when someone dies. An heir is someone who is
not named as a beneficiary in the will but is a family member of the deceased by
marriage or blood. This includes a spouse, child, parent, or, in some cases,
more extended family.

Intestate: Someone who dies without a legal will in places dies intestate. In
this case, distribution of the estate’s assets is the responsibility of the
probate court and completed according to state law.

Joint Tenancy With Rights of Survivorship: A type of joint property ownership
that grants co-owners the right to a share of the home upon the death of a joint
tenant. The interest of the deceased co-owner is automatically transferred to
surviving co-owners. With regular joint tenancy ownership without right of
survivorship, tenants in common have no right of survivorship unless the
deceased co-owner specifically states that his or her interest in the property
should be divided among surviving co-owners in a will.

Personal Representative (Executor or Executrix): A personal representative, also
known as an executor or executrix is someone designated by a will to administer
an estate and handle distribution of the estate’s assets to beneficiaries.

Probate: A court process in which a will is proved valid and a decedent’s estate
is settled.

Probate Court: The state court under the judicial system that handles matters
related to conservatorships, wills, and estates.

Tenancy in Common: A type of shared tenancy in which each tenant or owner has a
separate interest in the property that can be transferred.

Testate: Someone who has died and left a valid will

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be aware that the information on this page is delivered
without warranty or guarantee of accuracy. It’s provided to help you learn more
and formulate specific questions to discuss with your attorney and/or your Real
Estate Professional and/or to help a personal representative, executor or
executrix when executing their challenging responsibilities. By accessing this
page, you acknowledge that it has been provided for information only and that
you are hereby advised that any decisions regarding probate issues should be
discussed with an attorney and/or a Real Estate Professional.

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