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Probate Records

Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of an individual’s estate after he or she dies.

Inheritance records and wills (Akte warisan)

This record type includes wills, inventories, distribution of estates. They can be used to provide linking information for family relationships. Generally they contain names of individuals, their parents, children and grandchildren, dates, relationships, sometimes places of events, race, and civil status. They are available from the 1700s during the Dutch colonial period to the present. Records can be found at the National Archives, local courts and civil registry offices.

Guardianship records (Akte Wali)

This record type includes Orphan’s chamber (Orphan's court) records of guardianship dispositions, orphans, adoption records, legitimations and decisions. These records are especially valuable in cases of death or divorce of parents with minor children. Generally these records contain the names of children, guardians, parents, ages, dates of birth, residence, legal acknowlegements. They are available from the 1650s to the present. Records are housed at the National Archives and municipal archives.

FamilySearch Library Collection

The FamilySearch Library has a collection of probate records from Indonesia. Probate records are listed in the Keyword Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

INDONESIA PROBATE RECORDS

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-Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of an individual’s estate after he or she dies. Information in the records may include the death date, names of heirs and guardians, relationships, residences, an inventory of the estate, and names of witnesses.
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-An individual who left a will is said to have died "testate." Someone who did not leave a will (or a valid will) died "intestate." The probate process is essentially the same for both and may take many years to complete.
+Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of an individual’s estate after he or she dies.
-=== Availability of Probate Records ===
+== Inheritance records and wills (''Akte warisan'')  ==
+This record type includes wills, inventories, distribution of estates. They can be used to provide linking information for family relationships. Generally they contain names of individuals, their parents, children and grandchildren, dates, relationships, sometimes places of events, race, and civil status. They are available from the 1700s during the Dutch colonial period to the present. Records can be found at the National Archives, local courts and civil registry offices.
-The Family History Library has a collection of probate records from Indonesia. Probate records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:<br><br>INDONESIA - PROBATE RECORDS
+== Guardianship records (''Akte Wali'') ==
+This record type includes Orphan’s chamber (Orphan's court) records of guardianship dispositions, orphans, adoption records, legitimations and decisions. These records are especially valuable in cases of death or divorce of parents with minor children. Generally these records contain the names of children, guardians, parents, ages, dates of birth, residence, legal acknowlegements. They are available from the 1650s to the present. Records are housed at the National Archives and municipal archives.
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+== FamilySearch Library Collection  ==
+The FamilySearch Library has a collection of probate records from Indonesia. Probate records are listed in the Keyword Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
+INDONESIA PROBATE RECORDS
+[[Category:Indonesia]]
+[[Category:Histories]]