probate court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction chiefly over the probate of wills and administration of deceased persons' estates
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Coinbase requires probate court documents and specific will designations before releasing funds, while physical wallets offer little to no support, potentially leaving all that digital value stuck on a private key.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
The document could contradict the handwritten hierarchy that was sent to probate court in Travis County, Texas, where Peter and Sheel Seidler resided.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
But after a $111.6 million tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service last fall, the estate’s assets have swelled to $145 million, a probate court filing in the U.S. Virgin Islands shows.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The New York Times reported Monday that Murdoch’s bid to ensure Lachlan had control over the companies was rejected by Edmund J. Gorman Jr, a commissioner in probate court in Las Vegas, where Murdoch had filed the case to amend the irrevocable family trust.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
The document could contradict the handwritten hierarchy that was sent to probate court in Travis County, Texas, where Peter and Sheel Seidler resided.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
But after a $111.6 million tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service last fall, the estate’s assets have swelled to $145 million, a probate court filing in the U.S. Virgin Islands shows.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The New York Times reported Monday that Murdoch’s bid to ensure Lachlan had control over the companies was rejected by Edmund J. Gorman Jr, a commissioner in probate court in Las Vegas, where Murdoch had filed the case to amend the irrevocable family trust.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Probate court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probate%20court. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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