开启遗嘱认证所需的文件:
- 正本及有效遗嘱(包括遗嘱附录)
- 死亡证明
- 结婚证书
The initial Application must include an original Death Certificate.
遗产文件(称为诉状), 原始遗嘱, 如果有任何, and proper payment are presented together to the Court for review and appointment of the personal representative and/or probate of the Will, 如果有任何. The initial Application must be signed by the applicant in the presence of a notary public and should include an original Death Certificate. Applicants must submit complete, accurate, and truthful pleadings to the Court.
If, 出于某种原因, 法院不接受遗产, all payments and pleadings are returned to the applicant. 一旦法院开启遗嘱认证案, 不能退款, 但是会给申请方一份收据.
Each pleading is presented with original documents. The Court keeps the original and returns endorsed copies to the filing party. The use of white out is not permitted, mistakes can be lined through and initialed. 文件应单面打印.
Once the Judge signs the Order appointing the Personal Representative, the Court issues 字母遗嘱 (in cases where the decedent left a valid will) or 行政管理书 (in cases where the decedent did not leave a valid will). These Letters give the Personal Representative legal authority to conduct the decedent’s estate business.
Examples of matters to arise in a probate case include, but are not limited to:
- Legally changing title to real property owned by the decedent to name of new owner(s)
- Legally changing title to personal property, such as bank accounts, stocks , bonds, etc.
- 支付债权人
- Filing decedent’s income taxes and estate taxes, if necessary