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 […]

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