How to Use probate in a Sentence

probate

1 of 2 noun

• The case will now go to probate.
• Her will was offered for probate by the relatives.
• That is but the first chapter in the story that is your mom’s probate.
  — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023
• Had Harold died with a valid will, the probate would have been simple.
  — Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2021
• If probate was opened, make a claim with the court for any money still owed to you.
  — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
• Most assets that aren’t in the living trust go through probate.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 27 May 2021
• These deeds would allow the house to avoid probate and come directly to you.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 12 July 2020
• Property in the trust avoids probate, and the terms of the trust determine what is done with the property.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
• After the man died, the document that was in the envelope was filed for probate.
  — Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2022
• Some county probate judges are taking charge and pushing to recruit more of the youths.
  — al, 18 Sep. 2022
• The probate process can be opaque: Prepare to be frustrated.
  — Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2022
• Some folks create trusts to avoid the probate process entirely.
  — Paco De Leon, refinery29.com, 23 Mar. 2022
• Living trusts are designed to avoid probate, the court process used to settle estates.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
• Watch out for probate triggers Dear Liz: My wife and I have a living trust that includes most of our assets.
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• No probate was required because the estate was too small.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2021
• This saves time and money, since property inside a trust will not need to go through probate.
  — Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
• But in many cases, the probate process is quick and inexpensive.
  — Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2020
• That would avoid the need for probate (even without a revocable trust).
  — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 24 June 2022
• The lawyers hired their own lawyer, Tom Wilson, who came up with the idea to file a petition with the probate judge to get the girl’s father removed from her estate, the court said.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2020
• In the event of probate, the wife’s share comes before creditors are paid, according to DeWitt.
  — Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023
• The executor may possess the weapon of the decedent without fear of prosecution during the term of the probate.
  — Kendra Rey, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
• In 2012, he was elected as Montgomery County’s first Black probate judge.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 22 Jan. 2022
• Here’s a closer look at probate, the legal process of settling and transferring the estate of someone who has died.
  — Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2020
• California probate is slow at the best of times, with a typical case taking eight to 12 months or more.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 27 June 2020
• The family’s matriarch had died and while her estate was in probate, a tree toppled on her home.
  — Shelia Poole, ajc, 19 Nov. 2021
• But any hiccups—say the original will can’t be found, or a pandemic overwhelms the probate-court system—can slow the process down.
  — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2021
• Isn’t avoiding probate a reason to continue with a trust?
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2022
• Felons have never been allowed to serve as an executor of a probate estate.
  — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
• The house had passed from one generation to the next without clearing a legal process called probate, which resolves ownership of properties in the absence of a will.
  — Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
• Despite having no experience searching archives, Lanier began to scour census, death and probate records.
  — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2023

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probate

2 of 2 verb

• The court will probate the will.
• When a spouse passes away and the spouses owned their home with right of survivorship, should the surviving spouse go to probate to sell the house?
  — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2022
• Other cases Casey last week was sentenced to two years in jail that was probated over five years.
  — Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram, 1 May 2018
• Your original attorney does not have first dibs to probate your will or to handle the appeal of your case.
  — Dallas News, 24 May 2020
• The locality that will probate the estate is likely unique as well.
  — Randy Warren, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
• To not probate the estate and not pay the taxes shouldn’t be a reason for special dispensation.
  — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 15 July 2019
• The embattled judge, who worked in Northeast Tarrant County, was sentenced to two years in jail that was probated over five years.
  — Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram, 18 June 2018
• After pleading guilty to the state jail felony charge in Judge Wayne Salvant's courtroom, Casey was sentenced to two years in state jail but that sentence was probated over five years.
  — Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram, 23 Apr. 2018
• Her lawyers asked the judge to move the case to probate and appoint an independent person to oversee handing out Reinhart’s assets.
  — Anna Wilder and Elisabell Velazquez, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021
• Lindell is expected to return to Alabama to examine the equipment and talk to probate judges, Merrill said.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 21 Sep. 2021
• And if an eligible heir contests the will, probate can take years, Gregory Matalon, an estate attorney based in New York, told me.
  — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2021
• Zimring, a lawyer, and her husband, an electrical contractor, were open to homes that needed remodeling, homes sold in trust or probate sales.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
• After the wills were discovered in May by Owens, attorneys for Franklin's four sons were unable to resolve the issue and headed to court to determine if the wills are admissible to probate.
  — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 18 June 2019
• It’s one program that probate judges in Alabama are hoping will build up a bench of poll workers as concerns rise nationwide about a shortage of election workers.
  — al, 18 Sep. 2022
• During his opening remarks, Proto ripped into Democrats — saying Republicans are prepared to fight this year in every race from governor to probate judge.
  — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2022
• When an estate is probated, creditors are also prioritized.
  — Holly D. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2019
• The court will probate the will.
• When a spouse passes away and the spouses owned their home with right of survivorship, should the surviving spouse go to probate to sell the house?
  — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2022
• Other cases Casey last week was sentenced to two years in jail that was probated over five years.
  — Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram, 1 May 2018
• Your original attorney does not have first dibs to probate your will or to handle the appeal of your case.
  — Dallas News, 24 May 2020
• The locality that will probate the estate is likely unique as well.
  — Randy Warren, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
• To not probate the estate and not pay the taxes shouldn’t be a reason for special dispensation.
  — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 15 July 2019
• The embattled judge, who worked in Northeast Tarrant County, was sentenced to two years in jail that was probated over five years.
  — Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram, 18 June 2018
• After pleading guilty to the state jail felony charge in Judge Wayne Salvant's courtroom, Casey was sentenced to two years in state jail but that sentence was probated over five years.
  — Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram, 23 Apr. 2018
• Her lawyers asked the judge to move the case to probate and appoint an independent person to oversee handing out Reinhart’s assets.
  — Anna Wilder and Elisabell Velazquez, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021
• Lindell is expected to return to Alabama to examine the equipment and talk to probate judges, Merrill said.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 21 Sep. 2021
• And if an eligible heir contests the will, probate can take years, Gregory Matalon, an estate attorney based in New York, told me.
  — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2021
• Zimring, a lawyer, and her husband, an electrical contractor, were open to homes that needed remodeling, homes sold in trust or probate sales.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
• After the wills were discovered in May by Owens, attorneys for Franklin's four sons were unable to resolve the issue and headed to court to determine if the wills are admissible to probate.
  — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 18 June 2019
• It’s one program that probate judges in Alabama are hoping will build up a bench of poll workers as concerns rise nationwide about a shortage of election workers.
  — al, 18 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024