{"id":213,"date":"2023-06-22T16:49:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T16:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate-draft\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2024-04-22T18:09:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:09:38","slug":"probate-a-will","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/probate-a-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Probate a Will"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tw-mb-6 has-background-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:1px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Electronic Filing Now Available<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/efile.cbs-nj.com\/webfactsheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong> <em>All Attorneys must E-File<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Probate is the process by which a purported will is adjudicated to be valid. Unless there is a contest, that adjudication takes place in the Surrogate\u2019s Office.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to probate a Will, if you are the Executor, you must bring the following with you to the Union County Surrogate\u2019s Court:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:1\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>original&nbsp;<\/strong>Will;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A&nbsp;<strong>certified copy<\/strong>&nbsp;of the death certificate (which you obtain from the municipality in which the testator died);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The full names and latest addresses of the closest surviving next of kin;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sufficient funds in cash, check, or money order for probate fees.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We will keep all original and certified documents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all assets must go through probate to be transferred. Some assets pass by operation of law to other persons without the need for probate. Whether or not a particular asset must go through probate to be transferred depends on how title to the asset is held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you are unsure of what you need to bring in order to probate&nbsp;or complete an administration, please call the office at 908-527-4280.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full tw-mt-1 is-style-tw-shadow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2281\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1.png 2281w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1-1536x943.png 1536w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1-2048x1257.png 2048w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1-1200x737.png 1200w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/surrogate_kindred-1-1980x1215.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2281px) 100vw, 2281px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic Filing Now Available Click Here All Attorneys must E-File Probate is the process by which a purported will is adjudicated to be valid. Unless there is a contest, that adjudication takes place in the Surrogate\u2019s Office.&nbsp; In order to probate a Will, if you are the Executor, you must bring the following with you&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-213","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"1970-01-01 00:00:00","action":"","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","browser_timezone_offset":0},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}