probate court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction chiefly over the probate of wills and administration of deceased persons' estates
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The Second District Court of Appeals upheld the probate court's denial.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
On Thursday, the probate court judge in Berrien County set an emergency hearing date of Nov. 12 for Tracey’s parents’ petition for the authority to retrieve their daughter’s remains and arrange a burial.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2024
She was transferred from handling criminal matters to probate court shortly after this hearing, a move that had been preplanned.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
If the probate court allows Murdoch to hand over control to Lachlan, Fox News is likely to continue being the most powerful conservative news outlet in the US.
—Hannah Miller, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
On Thursday, the probate court judge in Berrien County set an emergency hearing date of Nov. 12 for Tracey’s parents’ petition for the authority to retrieve their daughter’s remains and arrange a burial.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2024
She was transferred from handling criminal matters to probate court shortly after this hearing, a move that had been preplanned.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
If the probate court allows Murdoch to hand over control to Lachlan, Fox News is likely to continue being the most powerful conservative news outlet in the US.
—Hannah Miller, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Probate court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probate%20court. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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