WHAT IS THE PROBATE PROCESS?
The probate process is a court-supervised process by which your will is filed with the surrogate’s court after your death, along with an application asking the court to issue “letters testamentary” to the person you named in your will as executor of your estate. Once your executor receives letters testamentary, he is able to collect all of your assets and distribute them according the plan set forth in your will. The court insures that the interests of beneficiaries who are underage, as well as those that may be disabled, are protected during the probate process.
