Probate is a judicial action that the vast majority of society has to go through when they die, particularly if they have inheritable assets. Probate doesn’t occur everywhere; it takes place in the county seat (capital) of the county where the deceased person resided and had assets.
In Maryland, probate occurs at the Register of Wills; the Register of Wills is commonly found at the circuit (state not federal) court house. In Howard County, that is in Ellicott City, Prince George’s County’s is in Upper Marlboro, Montgomery County’s is in Rockville, etc. Register of Wills offices can be tiny operations with less than a dozen employees to enormous operations with hundreds of employees as is found in both Montgomery and Baltimore Counties.
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