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GA Probate Court Legal Proceedings

The jurisdiction of Probate Court are all legal proceedings that deal with:

Wills

Estates

Guardianships of minor children (person and property)

Guardianships of incapacitated adults.

Involuntary Committals Hearings

Filing of Wills for saf

Issuance of Marriage License

Issuance of Concealed Weapons Permits

Issuance of Certificates of Residency

Administering oaths to various county official

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Did You Know?

Probate Is Handled In Court
Probate cases normally occur in state and county court where the deceased permanently lived at the time of his or her death. In different states such courts may go by different names. Some are simply called the Probate Court. In New Yorkthey are called the Surrogates Court and in California they are called the Superior Court, Probate Division. The probate court will normally handle all the personal property the deceased owned, plus all the real estate the deceased owned located in that same state.

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	Latest news about probate cases in Illinois and nationwide: Columbia County Woman Guilty Of Embezzling Nearly $200,000 Of Inheritance Money From Trust Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the guilty plea of a Columbia County woman who admitted to embezzling nearly two hundred thousand ... Read more > PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF Chief Justice Dunphy has announced that Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan approved Standing Order 1-06, "Cas... Read more > Trusts Are Designed To Distinguish Between Income And Principal Trusts are designed to distinguish between income and principal, as many of them, especially older trusts, provide for income to be distributed to ... Read more > More Probate News >

Probate Terms

Today's Terms

Codicil

Definition:
An amendment to a will. It is a separate document.

Personal representative

Definition:
The person responsible for the administration of an estate. This includes paying creditors and heirs.

Probate

Definition:
The process of settling your estate after you die, including paying creditors and heirs, and validating a will (if there is one).

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Probate Hot Topics

Topics Related to Probate:

Probate Court
Last Will and Testament
Living Will
Power of Attorney
Trust Planning
Asset Protection
Special Needs Trusts

Illinois Probate Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an probate attorney you should contact our Probate Attorney as soon as possible:

Arlington Heights
Aurora
Bartlett
Berwyn
Bolingbrook
Buffalo Grove
Carol Stream
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Cicero
Des Plaines
Elgin
Glenview
Granite City

Harvey
Joliet
Lockport
Lombard
Mchenry
Moline
Mount Prospect
Normal
Oak Lawn
Palatine
Plainfield
Tinley Park
Waukegan
Wheaton

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