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Ancillary probate

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000507

A secondary probate proceeding initiated in a state where a deceased person owned real estate, but which was not their primary residence. This process is required to legally transfer title of the out-of-state property to the heirs or beneficiaries. It runs concurrently with, and is subordinate to, the main probate administration in the decedent's domiciliary state.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000507
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000507",
  "term": "Ancillary probate",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A secondary probate proceeding initiated in a state where a deceased person owned real estate, but which was not their primary residence. This process is required to legally transfer title of the out-of-state property to the heirs or beneficiaries. It runs concurrently with, and is subordinate to, the main probate administration in the decedent's domiciliary state.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/ancillary-probate/"
}

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