Estate and Probate Law Glossary
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Trusts, Wills, Estates and Probate Law Dictionary
Legal terms defined from the weird and wonderful world of trusts, wills, estates, probate, adult guardianship and elder law.
Undue influence in probate law
"Undue Influence" is the most common ground for will contests and are often accompanied by a capacity challenge.
in probate law, a generic term for an executor or administrator of the estate of a person who has died, generally referred to as the "personal representative". 3) adj. typical, as "these pictures are representative of the conditions at the job site".
ELECTIVE SHARE - Refers to probate laws that allow a spouse to take a certain portion of an estate when the other spouse dies, regardless of what was written in the spouse's will.
rejection of claim
n. in probate law (administration of an estate of a person who di...
release
1) v. to give up a right as releasing one from his/her obligation...
decedent: In criminal law, it means a murder victim; in probate law, it means a dead person.
decision: A court's judgment or decree that settles a dispute. (See also decree, judgment.) ...
Probate law: That part of the law which regulates wills and other subjects related to the distribution of a deceased person's estate.
 See also: Law, Will, Probate, Attorney, Attorn
  
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