<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up probate court in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up probate court in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates . In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as Orphans' Courts, or courts of ordinary . In some jurisdictions probate court functions are performed by a chancery court or another court of equity, or as a part or division of another court . </P> <P> Probate courts administer proper distribution of the assets of a decedent (one who has died), adjudicates the validity of wills, enforces the provisions of a valid will (by issuing the grant of probate), prevents malfeasance by executors and administrators of estates, and provides for the equitable distribution of the assets of persons who die intestate (without a valid will), such as by granting a grant of administration giving judicial approval to the personal representative to administer matters of the estate . </P>

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