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91matter 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… …
92ancillary probate — See: ancillary administration Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate Court Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …
93homestead, probate — n. A home taken from a probate estate by the court for the use of the surviving spouse and children of the deceased in order to guarantee them a place to live. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy… …
94court of probate — A judicial body that exercises jurisdiction over the acceptance of wills as valid documents and over the management and settlement of the estates of minors or of spendthrifts, of mentally incompetent persons, and of habitual drunkards. Dictionary …
95revocation of probate — Exists where probate of a will, having been granted, is afterwards recalled by the court of probate, on proof of a subsequent will, or other sufficient cause …
96revocation of probate — The rendition by a probate court of a decree vacating and annulling a prior decree admitting a will to probate. 57 Am J1st Wills 967 …
97To renounce probate — Renounce Re*nounce (r[ e]*nouns ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Renounced} ( nounst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Renouncing} ( noun s?ng).] [F. renoncer, L. renuntiare to bring back word, announce, revoke, retract, renounce; pref. re re + nuntiare to announce, fr …
98Uniform Probate Code — A standard comprehensive set of laws, adopted in whole or in part by various states, that regulate the administration of estates, including wills and trusts. Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill,… …
99Colin Campbell (probate judge) — Colin Campbell (June 1752 – July 1834) was a Scottish born lawyer, probate judge, official and political officer in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1818. He was born in Inverary …
100admission to probate — A judicial determination in the form of a judgment of the court or a formal order declaring that an instrument propounded for probate is the will of the decedent who executed it. Such determination is official evidence of the va lidity of the… …
