probate estate

A decedent’s property subject to administration by a personal representative.

• The probate estate comprises property owned by the decedent at the time of death and property acquired by the decedent’s estate at or after the time of death.

— Also termed probate property. See decedent’s estate under ESTATE(3). [Cases: Executors and Administrators 38–61; Wills 4. C.J.S. Executors and Administrators §§ 2, 121–127, 129–151; Wills § 53.]

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