probate research

probate research
A matter of searching for heirs of a particular decedent or in finding evidence to substantiate the claim of a person made as an heir. Cochran v Zachery, 137 Iowa 585, 115 NW 486. See heir hunter.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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