Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Living Trusts and Probate

What is “probate”?

Probate generally refers to the formal court supervised administration of a decedent’s estate. An overview of probate is provided in the answers to FAQ regarding probate.

“To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure the conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution.”

- Justice Louis Brandeis in Olmstead v. U.S.