'I want to make her proud': My mother, a divorcée, died and I'm her executor. Do I need to file for probate?

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Do I need to file for probate?

Whether an estate needs to go through probate depends on the assets involved, how those assets were titled, beneficiary designations and the laws of the state where the person lived.

An executor generally begins by identifying estate assets and debts, locating estate documents and determining whether a probate proceeding is required.