A letter of probate is a legal document that gives the executor the right to control the assets of a deceased persons estate.

 

Letters are the document issued by the Court evidencing its appointment of the Personal Representative:

• If Decedent died testate, the Letters are known as Letters Testamentary.
• If Decedent died intestate (technically, without a named Personal Representative able and willing to serve), the Letters are known as Letters of Administration.

 

Letters are obtained by filing a Petition with the Court and having the Court open a probate for the Decedent, which would include:

• Admitting any valid Will of Decedent and
• Appointing a Personal Representative for Decedent’s estate.

 

 

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