court of probate

基本解释

Law The judgment of a court of equity, admiralty, probate, or divorce.
判决；裁定：指衡平法庭，海事法庭，遗嘱检验法庭或离婚法庭的裁决。
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Society—family, tribe, caste, church, village, probate court—established and enforced its connubial protocols for the presumed good of everyone, except maybe for the couples themselves.
社会——家庭、部族、等级制度、教堂、村庄、遗嘱认证法庭——建立并强制执行假定对每个人都有好处的婚姻协议，也许除了对情侣们自己。

The point of that example is that if a custodial parent refuses to execute Form 8332 in defiance of a probate court order, the noncustodial parent is still out of luck as far as the IRS and the Tax Court are concerned.
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Moreover, insurance policies and IRAs made payable to specific beneficiaries (as opposed to your estate) and bank or investment accounts made payable on death aren't part of your court administered "probate" estate.
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Guardianships and conservatorships require annual reporting to the Probate Court, and sometimes specific Probate Court authority for acts such as terminating medical care or sale of real property.
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