Probate Court

This animated video is explaining about probate court, Video Made by A Levels Academy Islamabad

Transcript

00:00After their time has come, many people leave behind estates, assets, the things they had in life.

00:06A will is the document that instructs who is going to get your property after you pass away.

00:11The people receiving your property are called beneficiaries.

00:15A personal representative is normally appointed in the will,

00:19someone in charge of making sure the will's instructions are followed.

00:22The legal process regarding these instructions is called probate.

00:26The probate division of court handles these matters and gives the personal representative power to get things done.

00:32Simple enough, right?

00:34Well, oftentimes it's not so simple.

00:37In fact, many issues and disputes arise in matters of probate.

00:41Family members and loved ones may question the validity of a will, for a variety of reasons.

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00:52Probate court decides if a will is legal and if the personal representative is allowed to carry out what the will says.

00:59It oversees the personal representative to make sure everything is going accordingly.

01:04Also, the court makes sure any debts owed by the deceased gets paid.

01:08Now, when someone dies without naming a personal representative to the will,

01:12the person who then becomes the legal representative of the deceased is called an administrator.

01:17This person is normally the closest living relative, and they take on the same role as the personal representative.

01:23When someone dies without leaving a will altogether, this is called intestacy.

01:28And that brings about its own challenges.

01:31When you file through the probate court, you need to provide a few things,

01:35including copies of the person's will, which parties are involved, a list of the beneficiaries,

01:40a list of the property involved, and what you specifically wish the court to accomplish.

01:46Even with delicate matters such as these, knowing what to do is of the utmost importance.