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February 26, 2010

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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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	Latest news about probate cases in New York and nationwide: Columbia County Woman Guilty Of Embezzling Nearly $200,000 Of Inheritance Money From Trust Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the guilty plea of a Columbia County woman who admitted to embezzling nearly two hundred thousand ... Read more > You Can't Take It With You Death affects people in many ways. It never is timely. Death confronts the family with bereavement, with the need to readjust emotionally and finan... Read more > To Will Or Not To Will" Has Been Prepared To Inform The Public Of What Happens Legally To The Property Of A Person To Will Or Not To Will" has been prepared to inform the public of what happens legally to the property of a person when he or she dies with a will ... Read more > More Probate News >

Probate Terms

Today's Terms

Guardian

Definition:
A person or entity who is appointed by the court to exercise many powers for the care of an incapacitated person, the person's estate, or both.

Beneficiary

Definition:
A person designated to receive the income or principal of a trust estate.

Personal representative

Definition:
The person responsible for the administration of an estate. This includes paying creditors and heirs.

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Probate Hot Topics

Topics Related to Probate:

Probate Court
Last Will and Testament
Living Will
Power of Attorney
Trust Planning
Asset Protection
Special Needs Trusts

New York Probate Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an probate attorney you should contact our Probate Attorney as soon as possible:

Astoria
Auburn
Bay Shore
Brentwood
Bronx
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Corona
Elmhurst
Elmont
Endicott
Fairport
Far Rockaway
Flushing
Forest Hills
Freeport
Hamburg
Hempstead
Huntington
Huntington Station
Ithaca
Jackson Heights
Jamaica
Jamestown
Levittown
Lindenhurst

Lockport
Long Beach
Massapequa
Middletown
New York
Newburgh
North Tonawanda
Patchogue
Poughkeepsie
Rego Park
Ridgewood
Rochester
Rome
South Ozone Park
South Richmond Hill
Spring Valley
Staten Island
Tonawanda
Troy
Webster
West Babylon
Westbury
Whitestone
Woodside
Yonkers

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