What is probate? – Patterson Bray PLLC

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Probate is a court supervised process of administering an individual’s assets after they pass. Probate is initiated in the county where the individual resided at the time of their death by filing a petition to open their estate and appoint a personal representative. The personal representative is known as an executive if the individual died with a will or known as an administrator if they died without a will. In Tennessee, the probate process is a minimum of four months if it’s initiated within one year of the individual’s date of death. During the probate process, the personal representative is in charge of identifying and collecting the deceased assets, preserving those assets, paying off any outstanding debts, taxes, funeral expenses, and then finally distributing their estate to either their beneficiaries or their heirs at