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	~~<u>'''SWEDISH PROBATE RECORDS~~:~~<br>TO COMPLETE YOUR SWEDISH RESEARCH'''</u>~~		Back to [[Portal:Sweden\|Sweden Portal Page]]►

	In Sweden, at the time of a person’s death, it was common practice to conduct an inventory of the estate of the deceased. This post mortem inventory is called in Swedish “''bouppteckning''”. All household items, as well as personal effects of the deceased were inventoried and assigned a monetary value. The inventory was conducted by court-appointed appraisers called “''värderingsmän''”. At the conclusion of the inventory, the appraisers turned the probate (inventory) over to the court for probate.		In Sweden, at the time of a person’s death, it was common practice to conduct an inventory of the estate of the deceased. This post mortem inventory is called in Swedish “''bouppteckning''”. All household items, as well as personal effects of the deceased were inventoried and assigned a monetary value. The inventory was conducted by court-appointed appraisers called “''värderingsmän''”. At the conclusion of the inventory, the appraisers turned the probate (inventory) over to the court for probate.