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At ProbateTrustandEstate.com we offer a variety of services to guide people through the process of inheriting real estate. The inheritance of real estate is usually the biggest financial transaction in a family's life and even though many cases have similarities every individual case is unique. Along with the unique nature of inheritance there can be heightened emotions related to the process and it is imperative to have an objective expert guide you through the process. If there isn't a living trust related to the estate the family will have to go through probate.

legal terms used in probate

You will need to learn a lot of legal terms to understand what to do in probate. For example, the property that a person leaves behind when they die is called the “decedent’s estate.” 

• Decedent: the person who died

• Estate: the property the person owned when they died

• Intestate succession: the laws that say who inherits something if the person did not have a will or trust

• Verify: Most documents filed in a probate court must be verified, that is, sworn or affirmed to be true “under penalty of perjury."