The circuit court judge will supervise the probate proceedings. The judge will rule on the validity of the will, or, if the decedent did not have a will and died intestate, the judge will confirm the identities of the decedent\u2019s heirs as those who will receive the probate estate. When the decedent\u2019s will names a personal representative, it is up to the judge to decide whether the person or institution named is qualified to serve in that position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The judge will issue \u201cLetters of Administration,\u201d sometimes referred to as \u201cletters.\u201d These letters are evidence that the personal representative<\/a> has the authority to administer the decedent\u2019s probate estate. A hearing will be held by the judge if there are any questions or disputes that arise during the administration of the decedent\u2019s probate estate. The written directions of the judge\u2019s decisions are called \u201corders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The circuit court judge will supervise the probate proceedings. The judge will rule on the validity of the will, or, if the decedent did not have a will and died intestate, the judge will confirm the identities of the decedent\u2019s heirs as those who will receive the probate estate. When the decedent\u2019s will names a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-is","tag-probate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t