Russell and all the other probate judges found themselves stuck.
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) ordered all the state probate judges to ignore Granade, saying the federal decision did not apply to state officials.
All of this frightened the probate judges.
"I decided to take on the probate and all that sort of thing so I've been dealing with all that.
If all of the decedent's assets pass outside the probate estate, there is no probate estate, and therefore, you do not need to involve the Courts in distributing the property.
In contrast to the practice in England, an American executor, or administrator, is not permitted to take any step without previous approval of the Probate Court, which normally requires that all interested parties be formally notified.
All trusts created in wills become public documents during the probate process.
This is a process where the executor must prove to the probate court that he or she has adequately notified all potential creditors of the deceased's death.
The PR should use his or her Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration at all financial institutions where the decedent has an account that is a part of the probate estate, in order to collect the funds in the account.
We all thought you were dead!" I looked around and I said, "Well, I guess that explains the probate consultant".
