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While the thought of forcing one's family through the probate process is excruciating for most people, it is a necessary court process that takes place when one dies. Debtors have to be paid and property and assets must be sold. Then the family is entitled to whatever's left over.
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Probate Is Handled In Court
Probate cases normally occur in state and county court where the deceased permanently lived at the time of his or her death. In different states such courts may go by different names. Some are simply called the Probate Court. In New Yorkthey are called the Surrogates Court and in California they are called the Superior Court, Probate Division. The probate court will normally handle all the personal property the deceased owned, plus all the real estate the deceased owned located in that same state.
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Definition:
This person receives the powers allocated in a power of attorney, such as a right to handle another person's financial matters.
Living Trust
Definition:
A living trust is an estate planning device that allows a person to transfer assets to one or more persons before and after they die.
Joint tenancy
Definition:
A property held in joint tenancy is owned by two or more people who have an undivided interest in the property, and the interest continues even after the other owners die.
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