Deceased Estates
Deceased Estates
Either the total property of a deceased person that passes by will or intestate (no will) succession, or the nature and extent of an interest in real or personal property.
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Assets of the Deceased
- A deceased person with any assets in his or her sole name, without a trust, will have an estate that must be probated. In other words the estate must go through the probate court for appointment of a personal representative to be in charge of distributing those assets. If the deceased person had a will, the assets will be distributed, per the will's direction, by the person selected by the deceased as personal representative. If the deceased person did not have a will, the assets will be distributed per statutory guidelines.