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Most | Most probate courts index their records by the name of the deceased. Some court indexes are only for testate cases and exclude intestate cases. | ||
The entry in the index usually provides the decedant's name, a year, a case number, and references to | The entry in the index usually provides the decedant's name, a year, a case number, and references to other court documents by volume and page number. | ||
The records for a probate case can be in various court registers. Each type of register may have its own index. | The records for a probate case can be in various court registers. Each type of register may have its own index. | ||