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Probate Courts have jurisdiction over a wide variety of matters including:

Trusts and Estates

• probating wills and the administration of estates;
• overseeing testamentary and living trusts;
• determining title to real and personal property; and,
• construing the meaning of wills and trusts.

Guardians, Conservators and Civil Commitment

• appointing guardians for persons who are mentally retarded;
• approving sterilizations and placements of persons who are mentally retarded;
• appointing a guardian of the estate or person for a child;
• for persons with mental illness and/or for persons who are incapable of managing or administering their own affairs, appointing conservators of the person and the estate; and,
• committing those suffering from severe mental illness to an appropriate facility.

Parents

• removing unfit parents as guardians of their children;
• hearing the claims of paternity of unwed fathers;
• terminating the parental rights of parents who cannot fulfill their parental responsibilities; and,
• granting adoptions.

Other

• granting name changes;
• approving or disapproving the marriage of a youth under the age of sixteen years;
• waiving the blood tests required for the issuance of a marriage license; and,
• assisting persons in obtaining passports.

If you have been named as an Executor or Administrator of an estate, we have the experience to help guide you through the process. At Jerome Enterprises, Inc., we specialize in liquidating estate assets, including personal property and real estate. We understand the strains of this difficult time and want to help you through the process.  Contact us today and let us help.