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[[Category:France]] | Probate records are legal records that describe the distribution of a person's estate after he or she dies. In France certain kinds of notarial records are used as probate records. | ||
{{Tip|See also the "[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]" section.}} | |||
== Orphan and guardianship records (Tutelles, curatelles, émancipations) == | |||
Research use: Essential in determining names of birth and adoptive parents and siblings who were separated into various families. | |||
Record type: Adoptions, custody proceedings and emancipations. | |||
Time Period: 1500-present. | |||
Contents: Names of orphans, deceased parents, guardians, surviving relatives, minor heirs, relationships, ages, dates, biographical data. | |||
Location: Departmental and municipal archives, hospitals, notaries. | |||
Percentage in FamilySearch Library: 2%. | |||
Population coverage: 10%.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: France,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1984-1998.</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:France Probate Records]] | |||
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