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Does a joint will require probate?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

If the decedent died owning property their will must be probated. In the case of a joint will, rare in most jurisdictions, the last testator to die would die owning the property.

If the decedent died owning property their will must be probated. In the case of a joint will, rare in most jurisdictions, the last testator to die would die owning the property.

If the decedent died owning property their will must be probated. In the case of a joint will, rare in most jurisdictions, the last testator to die would die owning the property.

If the decedent died owning property their will must be probated. In the case of a joint will, rare in most jurisdictions, the last testator to die would die owning the property.

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