surrogate court

Surrogate court is a subject-matter jurisdiction court dealing with administration of wills , guardianship , administration of assets , etc.  The court also deals with unclaimed property of the deceased , who died without a will. The officer of such a court is elected by the people of the local county, and is called a surrogate .

See also: probate court ; estate

[Last reviewed in November of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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