Probate Proceeding Parties in United States
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The proponent of the will, that is, the person or corporation seeking to have the will probated, is the petitioner. The petitioner is usually the person or corporation named in the will as executor. There are three groups of interested parties who must be informed of the probate proceeding so they may protect their interests:
1. The surviving spouse and the distributees. These are the heirsatlaw of the deceased who would have inherited if the decedent had died intestate. This group of distributees includes the heirs at-law who are also named in the will as legatees, because they might take less by the will than they would have inherited if there had been no will.
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