Probate is the judicial exercise by which a will is "verified" in a court of law and approved as a legitimate public testimony that is the authentic last testimonial of the deceased, or by which the estate is resolved according to the laws of intestacy in the state of residence of the deceased at time of death in the absence of a legal will.
The granting of probate is the inaugural step in the legal development of administering the estate of a deceased person, resolving all claims and distributing the deceased person's property under a will. A probate court concludes the legal validity of a testator's (deceased person's) will and grants its compliance, also known as granting probate, to the executor.

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