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2. Probate - Wikipedia

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   In common law jurisdictions, probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased, or whereby the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy in the state of residence of the deceased at time of death in the absence of a legal will.

3. Uniform Probate Code - Wikipedia

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   e. The Uniform Probate Code ( commonly abbreviated UPC) is a uniform act drafted by National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) governing inheritance and the decedents' estates in the United States. The primary purposes of the act were to streamline the probate process and to standardize and modernize the various state ...

4. Probate court - Wikipedia

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   A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates. [ 1] In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as orphans' courts [ 2] or courts of ordinary. In some jurisdictions probate court functions are performed by a ...

5. Circuit court (Florida) - Wikipedia

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   The Florida circuit courts are state courts and trial courts [ 1] of original jurisdiction for most controversies. In Florida, the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution (the other three being the Florida Supreme Court, Florida district courts of appeal, and Florida county courts ). [ 2]

6. 6 lessons I learned from inheriting a parent’s house - AOL

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   Here are six lessons I learned from inheriting my mother’s house. 1. Discuss estate planning with your parents while you can. Inheriting a house is a process that should begin well before a ...

7. Life estate - Wikipedia

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   e. In common law and statutory law, a life estate (or life tenancy) is the ownership of immovable property for the duration of a person's life. In legal terms, it is an estate in real property that ends at death, when the property rights may revert to the original owner or to another person. The owner of a life estate is called a "life tenant".

8. Advancement (inheritance) - Wikipedia

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   Advancement is a common law doctrine of intestate succession that presumes that gifts given to a person's heir during that person's life are intended as an advance on what that heir would inherit upon the death of the parent. Not to be confused with an advance of someone's expected distribution from an estate currently in probate.

9. Estate planning - Wikipedia

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   Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the management and disposal of a person's estate during the person's life in preparation for a person's future incapacity or death. The planning includes the bequest of assets to heirs, loved ones, and/or charity, and may include minimizing gift, estate, and generation-skipping ...