subject: Probate Records And Their Importance In Our Lives [print this page] As with any legal documents, there should be duplicates kept in a safe place to avoid conflicts if something happens to the original document.
This is usually done by the probate lawyer and the records are called probate records.
These records are very much useful when discovering ancestral lands and settling disputes with dividing a person's estate to the living heirs.
Here are detailed explanations as to why probate records are kept for personal and public use.
During historical times, people owned land without titles.
Then, when people disputed lands, there was no ground on which they can decide so they fight it out, usually ending up in bloodshed.
Now, with the increasing knowledge with real estate and properties, probate records are made to ensure that this estate belongs to this person and that disputes will be averted.
Also with the current times, governments worldwide are granting people with ancestral lineage, and if their ancestors have lived in that land, the land for free and sometimes protected by law as a preserve to conserve their cultural heritage.
No other person can destroy or buy that land without the consent of the people living there and the greedy land grabbers can do nothing about it because these claims are further strengthened by the existing probate records.
For people owning large estates and have a very wealthy lifestyle, probate records are very important.
These records help ensure that the true heirs of the person is given their due and that people having false claims are not entertained.
If still these claims are not settled, the testator of the will can opt to leave records in the will including DNA and other pertinent data that can prove any claim wrong or right.
So, these are only a few of the reasons and their explanations as to why people need to have probate records.
With the new age and increasing ability of people to commit fraud and falsify documents, it is best to safeguard your family and your vested interests with your properties even after you are gone.
Remember, a safely divided estate to the family is a safely trusted property.
