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Relationships noted in the records may not have the same meaning today. | Relationships noted in the records may not have the same meaning today. | ||
== The Probate Process == | |||
The probate process for Canada outside the province of Quebec follows patterns of English common law and is similar to the process in most states of the United States ([[United States Probate Records|United States Probate Records]]). In Quebec, the civil law is based on an old French law called the coûtume de Paris (Custom of Paris), so probate there differs in some details from the steps outlined below. In French Canada, including early Acadia (Nova Scotia) and early and modern Quebec, copies of many documents associated with estates and their settlement were filed with notaries (see "[[Canada Notarial Records|Canada Notarial Records]]"). | The probate process for Canada outside the province of Quebec follows patterns of English common law and is similar to the process in most states of the United States ([[United States Probate Records|United States Probate Records]]). In Quebec, the civil law is based on an old French law called the coûtume de Paris (Custom of Paris), so probate there differs in some details from the steps outlined below. In French Canada, including early Acadia (Nova Scotia) and early and modern Quebec, copies of many documents associated with estates and their settlement were filed with notaries (see "[[Canada Notarial Records|Canada Notarial Records]]"). | ||
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Records of Guardianship. The court may have appointed a "guardian" to care for minor children or incompetent adults. In some cases a parent is appointed as the guardian for his own child. The records may include letters of guardianship (appointment of a guardian), bonds, sale of property (to provide for a minor’s needs), accounts (account of the guardian’s services and support in behalf of the minor), and a final account when the child comes of age and a guardian is no longer needed. Records of guardianship may be separate from other probate papers, or a different court may have jurisdiction over guardianship. | Records of Guardianship. The court may have appointed a "guardian" to care for minor children or incompetent adults. In some cases a parent is appointed as the guardian for his own child. The records may include letters of guardianship (appointment of a guardian), bonds, sale of property (to provide for a minor’s needs), accounts (account of the guardian’s services and support in behalf of the minor), and a final account when the child comes of age and a guardian is no longer needed. Records of guardianship may be separate from other probate papers, or a different court may have jurisdiction over guardianship. | ||
== Availability of Probate Records == | |||
In the mid-1600s, notaries in French Canada began keeping inventories and other papers about estates (see "[[Canada Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]"). In the late 1700s, the keeping of wills and estate papers began under English law. | In the mid-1600s, notaries in French Canada began keeping inventories and other papers about estates (see "[[Canada Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]"). In the late 1700s, the keeping of wills and estate papers began under English law. | ||
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[[Category:Probate Records]] | [[Category:Probate Records]] | ||
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