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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, in the absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the state where the deceased resided at the time of their death.
A Register of Probate is an elected position in some jurisdictions in the United States, such as New Hampshire, [6] Massachusetts, [7] and Maine [8] (part of Massachusetts before 1820). Register of Wills is an elected position in jurisdictions such as Maryland.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 December 2024. Legal declaration where a person distributes property at death "Last Will" redirects here. For the film, see Last Will (film). This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of ...
The anti-lapse statute "saves" the bequest if it has been made to parties specified in the statute, usually members of the testator's immediate family, if they had issue that survived the testator. For example, the New York anti-lapse statute specifies brothers, sisters, and issue, specifically.
He entered private practice in York (District of Maine, Massachusetts from October 25, 1780) starting in 1760. He was register of probate for York County, Maine starting in 1766. He was a Justice of the Peace in Maine starting in 1767. He was a member of the York Committee of Correspondence.
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The southern York County area will see four competitive races for Maine’s state Senate on the ballot in the Nov. 5 election. This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Maine Senate ...
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