The point of that example is that if a custodial parent refuses to execute Form 8332 in defiance of a probate court order, the noncustodial parent is still out of luck as far as the IRS and the Tax Court are concerned.
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Moreover, insurance policies and IRAs made payable to specific beneficiaries (as opposed to your estate) and bank or investment accounts made payable on death aren't part of your court administered "probate" estate.
Guardianships and conservatorships require annual reporting to the Probate Court, and sometimes specific Probate Court authority for acts such as terminating medical care or sale of real property.
Would Khan have wanted his family fighting in probate court over control of his estate?
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If the custodial parent does not provide the non-custodial parent with Form 8332 or its equivalent, the non-custodial parent is not entitled to the dependency exemption, regardless of what the probate court says.
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In the lawsuit, filed in December in the probate division of Superior Court in Washington, the heirs also contend they lost access to Chevy Chase's private banking services when the company's affiliated thrift was sold three years ago, leaving the trust company standing on its own.
Given the questions surrounding the validity of the letter, and the fact that a spouse normally has first priority to be named as executor in the absence of a valid will, it may take some time until a person is put in charge of her estate through probate court.
After The Monkees frontman, Davy Jones, died of a heart attack at age 66 on February 29, 2012, his family took the very unusual step of having his will and related probate court documents sealed perhaps to shield family disharmony from public view.
This settlement was approved by the probate judge, after a series of court hearings to determine if the settlement was appropriate, in early 2009.
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He said the documents, compiled in the course of the lawsuit and sealed by a probate court judge in 2009, contain information about the Legion that isn't known by the public.
The details of the allegation are sealed by the Los Angeles probate court where Robson's lawyer filed the claim last week, according to a court document obtained Tuesday by CNN.
That theoretically allows your heirs to avoid probate--the process by which a court supervises the distribution of your assets according to the terms of the will.
They usually involve family members fighting in probate court about whether or not the person who died gave them something of monetary or sentimental value.
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Society family, tribe, caste, church, village, probate court established and enforced its connubial protocols for the presumed good of everyone, except maybe for the couples themselves.
To this point, the Judge has allowed Ansari to be in charge of the estate, but her actions are being closely monitored through the probate court process.
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The probate court documents, reviewed by The Associated Press on Wednesday, shed no light on the circumstances of Khan's death, but they do add a layer of drama to an already baffling case.
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