WHAT ARE SOME TYPES OF PROBATE PROCEDURES?
Formal Administration is a proceeding before a probate judge who presides and supervises the administration of the estate. Formal administration requires an attorney, and all issues are brought before the circuit judge. Informal Administration is a proceeding that the probate registrar supervises without exercise of continuous supervision by the Court. In some cases, you do not need an attorney to proceed informally. Informal administration proceedings are circuit court proceedings under probate jurisdiction. For a guide to Informal Probate click here for additional information. Summary Settlement proceeding can be used whenever there is a surviving spouse or minor children and the estate, less the amount of the debts for which any property is security, does not exceed $50,000. It may also be used whenever the value of the estate does not exceed the priority debts (e.g., taxes, administrative, funeral and burial, last illness, spousal and family allowances). For a guide to Summary Sett
