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- Probate records provide proof of relationships between heirs listed in a will or determined by intestacy laws.
- The probate process usually begins 30-90 days after death and involves appointing an executor, conducting an inventory, notifying heirs, settling debts and obligations, and distributing the estate.
- Dower and curtesy rights gave surviving spouses rights to portions of the deceased spouse's real property.
- Guardianship records may provide information about minor children if their father died.
- Court minutes record all court cases and appointments and provide additional genealogical details.
- Not all estates were probated before 1900 but rural landowners
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This session defines the terms associated with the individuals and proceedings involved in the law of succession. The law explains how and to whom a decedent’s property is distributed whether a person dies with or without a will. This acquired knowledge and the guidance of your supervising attorney will prepare you to perform your future tasks of drafting preliminary wills, trusts, and the numerous forms required for estate administration. Two sets of terminology, orthodox (traditional) and the Uniform Probate Code, used in the practice of law and by legal writers are identified, defined, and discussed.
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Many different participants are involved in the creation of wills and trusts and the administration of estates. This session reviews the basic functions of these participants and describes the role of the proper court in the administration of an estate. Important terms associated with the selection and function of the court, such as probate, jurisdiction, domicile, venue, and ancillary administration, are defined and explained in the second half of the session.
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Ch 21 courts & ch 22 women property rightsTina Sansone
Second Life Book Club over Val Greenwood's "The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy'. chapters 21 Courts and chapter 22, Property Rights of Women as a Consideration.
This is the presentation to Second Life Genealogists Book Club for The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy on Probate, Chapter 15 and Wills, Chapter 16.
This session defines the terms associated with the individuals and proceedings involved in the law of succession. The law explains how and to whom a decedent’s property is distributed whether a person dies with or without a will. This acquired knowledge and the guidance of your supervising attorney will prepare you to perform your future tasks of drafting preliminary wills, trusts, and the numerous forms required for estate administration. Two sets of terminology, orthodox (traditional) and the Uniform Probate Code, used in the practice of law and by legal writers are identified, defined, and discussed.
To learn more about Internet Law purchase the text Wills, Trusts, and Estate Administration from Cengage Learning. Paralegal Power Breaks are short information packed sessions that provide useful career information to paralegals at all career levels.
Visit rainmakersonline.com to register for future live sessions.
This session begins with a general discussion on the need for an estate plan and the legal documents, e.g., wills and trusts, required for its creation.
To learn more about Internet Law purchase the text Wills, Trusts, and Estate Administration from Cengage Learning. Paralegal Power Breaks are short information packed sessions that provide useful career information to paralegals at all career levels.
Many different participants are involved in the creation of wills and trusts and the administration of estates. This session reviews the basic functions of these participants and describes the role of the proper court in the administration of an estate. Important terms associated with the selection and function of the court, such as probate, jurisdiction, domicile, venue, and ancillary administration, are defined and explained in the second half of the session.
To learn more about Internet Law purchase the text Wills, Trusts, and Estate Administration from Cengage Learning. Paralegal Power Breaks are short information packed sessions that provide useful career information to paralegals at all career levels. Visit www.rainmakersonline.com to register for future live sessions.
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- What protections are there for servicemembers on active duty in Child Custody cases?
- What happens with servicemember's child custody and parenting time?
- What about military benefits for the children of servicemembers?
- and more.
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2. Testate or Intestate
• Testate (with a will)
• the document will specify and Executor or Executrix
• may not list all children
• wishes
• intestate (without a will).
• the court will appoint an Administrator or Administratrix
• usually includes death date information
• names wife and lists all potential heirs
• property is inherited in shares determined by relationship; sometimes the
amount inherited, relative to that inherited by others will help you establish
relationships
3. Probate Proceedings
• Since the procedures followed in both testate and intestate cases are
almost identical, both can be considered together.
• The probate process usually follows a basic process, between thirty
and ninety days after death.
4. • The heir, creditor, or other interested party initiated the probate process by
presenting a will for the deceased and petitioning the court for the right to
settle an estate. This petition was usually filed with the court that served the
area where the deceased owned property or last resided.
• If the individual left a will, it was presented to the court along with testimony
of witnesses as to its authenticity. If accepted by the probate court, a copy of
the will was then recorded in a will book maintained by the clerk of court. The
original will was often retained by the court and added to other documents
pertaining to the settlement of the estate to create a probate packet.
• If a will designated a particular individual, then the court formally appointed
that person to serve as executor or executress of the estate and authorized
him or her to proceed by issuing letters testamentary. If there was no will, then
the court appointed an administrator or administratrix - usually a relative, heir,
or close friend - to oversee the estate's settlement by issuing letters
administration.
5. • Many cases, the court required the administrator to post a bond to ensure that
he would properly complete his duties. One or more people, often family
members, were required to co-sign the bond as "sureties."
• An inventory of the estate was conducted, usually by people with no claim to
the property, culminating in a list of property - from land and buildings down to
teaspoons.
• Potential beneficiaries named in the will were identified and contacted. Notices
were published in area newspapers to reach anyone who might have claims on
or obligations to the deceased's estate.
• Once bills and other outstanding obligations on the estate were met, the estate
was formally divided and distributed among the heirs. Receipts are signed by
anyone receiving a portion of the estate.
• A final statement of account was presented to the probate court, which then
ruled the estate as closed. The probate packet was then filed in the records of
the court.
6. Dower and Curtesy
• A woman has a dower right or life-estate, usually in one-third of her
husband's real property. This right must be legally recognized in all
transactions, including transfers of land. A man has the right of
curtesy-a life-estate in any property his wife owned when they
married or in any she inherits in her own right during the marriage-
providing they had at least one living child who could inherit from
them. Otherwise, he has a right to one-third of her property only.
Marriage settlements contracted before the time of marriage can
change these provisions.
7. Guardianships
• There was a time in America when women had few legal rights. If the
father died with minor children and the mother survived, a
guardianship might have been filed. Guardianship records may be
filed in a separate series of records, with the probate records, or with
other court records. Guardianship records may provide names of the
children or their dates of birth.
8. Court Minutes
• All actions of the court are briefly recorded by the clerk in the minutes. Though rarely
indexed, minutes are valuable. Where dockets and indexes are missing, minutes will identify
terms of court where an ancestor's cases appear. Early courts tended to meet every three
months for a week or until business was completed. The minute books generally record the
term of the court ("June term"), the month and year of meeting, and the place of sitting. In
colonial days and on the early western frontier prior to the building of a courthouse, the
court could be held in a private home or a business establishment, such as a tavern. The
names of the justices present were next recorded. At the end of the court's term, the clerk's
signature would appear, followed by "CC" (Clerk of Court).The justices often signed as well, to
authenticate the minutes.
• Court minutes at the county level will reflect a variety of matters. Minutes will include civil
suits, criminal cases and the settlement of estates. In addition, the following may appear: the
appointments of officeholders, overseers of the poor, coroners, justices of the peace, jurors,
and tax officials; the issuing of business licenses for ferries, mills, and taverns; the
consideration of reports and petitions; coroners' inquests; appointment of guardians for
those unable to manage their own affairs; matters concerning taxes and public buildings;
land matters, etc In short, the full range of court activities will fall within the recorded
minutes. The minutes may not always be complete enough to include the names of all
witnesses and jurors; however, it is far easier to search through unindexed minutes than it is
to examine the individual papers filed in each case file for each term of court.
9. • Not everyone in the United States wrote a will or went through probate. Nearly
10% of the pre-1900 adult population made wills, usually males with property.
Before 1900, about 25% of estates were probated, even though no will had
been written.
• However, this percentage is higher for rural areas because that is where the
land was owned. If your ancestor owned land, search for probate records to
see how their land was distributed at their death. If your ancestor owned land
in more than one location, look for probate records in each of those locations.
• There are not as many probate records for women, but if the woman was
single, widowed, or divorced, it is more likely that she would have had property
that would have gone through probate.
• If there are no probate records for your direct ancestors, look at the probate
records for your ancestor’s relatives, including siblings, children, parents, and
especially unmarried aunts and uncles, as your ancestors may have been
mentioned in their relative’s probate records. Since many family members
were mentioned in each probate estate, the chances that some of your
ancestors appeared in a probate record is fairly high, making probate records
worth searching.
10. • The single most important value of probate records is the proof of
relationships. In a will, people are identified as a wife, son, daughter,
nephew, niece, brother, sister, etc. If there is no will, the distribution is
made by the court to the heirs who are usually family members.
• Other helpful and interesting information that may be learned from
probate files are: date and place of death, name of the spouse and other
possible family members and relationships, location of the heirs, property
ownership, and guardianship of minor children.
• An inventory of your ancestor’s personal belongings would be made and
debts would be paid out of the estate, revealing your ancestor’s
economic standing.
• Probate is under the jurisdiction of the state government who establish
the probate laws for their state, but probate is administered at the county
level, and it is important to know what laws and records are kept for the
state you are researching. Some colonial records were kept by the town
or colony.
11. Chancery Records
• These types of court documents are useful when researching
genealogical information and land or estate divisions and may contain
correspondence, lists of heirs, or vital statistics, among other items.
Cases in chancery often address estate and business disputes, debt,
the resolution of land disputes, and divorce.