Probate Laws: 50 States

The probate process is legal and occurs after a person has passed away. It involves proving the validity of the deceased person's will, identifying and valuing their assets, paying off any outstanding debts or taxes, and distributing the remaining assets to their beneficiaries according to the terms of the will (or according to state law if there is no will).

The probate process can vary depending on the state where the deceased person lived, as each state has its own laws and regulations governing probate proceedings. The process can often be lengthy, expensive, and emotionally taxing for the deceased person's loved ones. Below are a collection of links to each states probate laws. 

Alabama 

• Wills and Estates

Alaska 

• Probate Laws Alaska 

Arizona 

• Arizona Courts / Probate 

Arkansas 

• Arkansas Circuit Courts Probate Division

California 

• California Probate Code 

Colorado 

• Colorado Probate Laws 

Connecticut 

• Probate Courts and Procedures 

Delaware 

• Deleware Probate Courts 

Florida 

• Florida Probate Law 

Georgia 

• Georgia Probate Forms 

Hawaii 

• Hawaii Probate Law 

Idaho 

• Idaho Probate Laws 

Illinois 

• Illinois Probate Law

Indiana 

• Hamilton County Probate 

Iowa 

• Iowa Probate Forms 

Kansas 

• Kansas Probate Code 

Kentucky 

• Kentucky Probate Code 

Louisiana 

• Louisiana Probate Laws 

Maine 

• Cumberland County Probate Court 

Maryland 

• Administering Estates in Maryland 

Massachusetts 

• Probate of Estates in MA 

Michigan 

• Michigan Probate Laws 

Minnesota 

• Minnesota Probate Laws 

Mississippi 

• Mississippi Probate Code 

Missouri 

• Missouri Courts 

Montana 

• Montana Probate Laws 

Nebraska 

• Nebraska Probate Courts 

Nevada 

• Nevada Probate Law 

New Hampshire 

• New Hampshire Probate Courts

New Jersey 

• New Jersey Guide to Probate 

New Mexico 

• New Mexico Probate Process 

New York 

• New Your Probate Guidelines 

North Carolina 

• North Carolina Probate Court 

North Dakota 

• North Dakota Probate Court 

Ohio 

• Ohio Probate Forms 

Oklahoma 

• Ohio Probate Court 

Oregon 

• Oregon Probate 

Pennsylvania 

• Pennsylvania Probate Court 

Rhode Island 

• Providence Probate Court 

South Carolina 

• South Carolina Probate Code 

South Dakota 

• South Dakota Probate Law 

Tennessee 

• Nashville Probate Court 

Texas 

• Texas Probate Law 

Utah 

• Utah Informal Probate 

Vermont 

• Vermont Probate Law 

Virginia 

• Virginia Probate court 

Washington 

• Washington Probate Law 

Washington, D.C. 

• District of Columbia Probate Law