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How to Complete and File a Probate Petition

Topics:
  • Community Education/Outreach
  • Wills/Estates

 Probate is the process for transferring the asset of someone who has died to the people legally entitled to receive the assets. In this class, learn which types of assets and estates require probate. Then, learn how to fill out the petition – the document that starts the probate process – how to file it with the court, and how to serve the petition on interested parties.

Also discussed: what happens after the petition, and the basics of completing a probate case.

Class covers:

  •     Which types of assets and estates require probate
  •     How to fill out the petition – the document that starts the probate process
  •     What happens after the petition, and the basics of completing a probate case