Q: Are there separate probates for dual citizens?
My father was born in Norway. He later moved to the South Dakota and acquired dual citizenship. He died in South Dakota in 2012. His probate has been finalized since then. Not sure how or if that correlates with Norway? We have a mess to deal with as he still has we found out he still has real estate under his name in Norway. Please answer as soon as you can. I also have a separate question (submitted two weeks ago) that has not been answered yet that is also related with probate.
A: A probate needs to be opened in every jurisdiction in which the decedent owned property. The jurisdiction where the decedent lived just before he passed away is the main probate and the others are called ancillary probate. That is one reason why trust based estate planning is superior to Will based a state planning because it avoid probate altogether
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