probate court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction chiefly over the probate of wills and administration of deceased persons' estates
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Additionally, the probate court is likely to take at least three months to complete its work in this case, Sommer said.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Answer: Technically, an executor is a person who settles an estate through probate court.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Matt Seidler’s arguments are contained in an answer filed on Monday in a Travis County (Texas) probate court.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
In 2012, the Barnetts successfully petitioned the Marion County probate court to legally change Grace's birth year from 2003 to 1989.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Answer: Technically, an executor is a person who settles an estate through probate court.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Matt Seidler’s arguments are contained in an answer filed on Monday in a Travis County (Texas) probate court.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
In 2012, the Barnetts successfully petitioned the Marion County probate court to legally change Grace's birth year from 2003 to 1989.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Probate court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probate%20court. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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