probate proceedings

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• probate — pro·bate 1 / prō ˌbāt/ n [Latin probatum, neuter of probatus, past participle of probare to test, approve, prove] 1 a: the process of proving in a court of competent jurisdiction (as a probate court) that an instrument is the valid last will and… …   Law dictionary

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

• probate — /proh bayt/, n., adj., v., probated, probating. n. 1. Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court. 2. an officially certified copy of a will so proved. adj. 3. of or pertaining to probate or a probate court. v.t.… …   Universalium

• probate — Court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid; though in current usage this term has been expanded to generally refer to the legal process wherein the estate of a decedent is administered. Generally, the probate process… …   Black's law dictionary

• informal proceedings — Proceedings less formal than a normal trial; e.g. small claims or conciliation court, administrative hearings, etc. Those conducted without prior notice to interested persons by an officer of the Court acting as registrar for probate of a will or …   Black's law dictionary

• informal proceedings — Proceedings less formal than a normal trial; e.g. small claims or conciliation court, administrative hearings, etc. Those conducted without prior notice to interested persons by an officer of the Court acting as registrar for probate of a will or …   Black's law dictionary

• matter 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… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• validity proceedings — index probate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• estate — es·tate /i stāt/ n [Anglo French estat, literally, state, condition, from Old French, from Latin status, from stare to stand] 1: the interest of a particular degree, nature, quality, or extent that one has in land or other property compare fee;… …   Law dictionary

• Cobell v. Kempthorne — (previously Cobell v. Norton and Cobell v. Babbit ) is a class action lawsuit brought by Native American representatives against the United States government. The plaintiffs claim that the U.S. government has incorrectly accounted for Indian… …   Wikipedia

• United States trust law — Introduction Most law regulating the creation and administration of trusts in the United States is now statutory at the state level. In August 2004, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws created the first attempt to… …   Wikipedia