probate court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction chiefly over the probate of wills and administration of deceased persons' estates
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But after a $111.6 million tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service last fall, the estate’s assets have swelled to $145 million, a probate court filing in the U.S. Virgin Islands shows.
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Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The New York Times reported Monday that Murdoch’s bid to ensure Lachlan had control over the companies was rejected by Edmund J. Gorman Jr, a commissioner in probate court in Las Vegas, where Murdoch had filed the case to amend the irrevocable family trust.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
In a lawsuit filed Monday in Texas state probate court, Sheel Seidler claims that Bob and Matt Seidler, two of Peter’s brothers, breached their fiduciary duties as trustees of the Seidler Trust that controls the Padres.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Rupert lost a bid in Nevada probate court to revoke the trust with sharp words from the judge, but is appealing.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The New York Times reported Monday that Murdoch’s bid to ensure Lachlan had control over the companies was rejected by Edmund J. Gorman Jr, a commissioner in probate court in Las Vegas, where Murdoch had filed the case to amend the irrevocable family trust.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
In a lawsuit filed Monday in Texas state probate court, Sheel Seidler claims that Bob and Matt Seidler, two of Peter’s brothers, breached their fiduciary duties as trustees of the Seidler Trust that controls the Padres.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Rupert lost a bid in Nevada probate court to revoke the trust with sharp words from the judge, but is appealing.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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