PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL IN THE COURT OF
THE STATE OF , COUNTY

IN THE ESTATE MATTER INVOLVING	:
THE DECEDENT KNOWN AS	:	PROBATE CAUSE NO.
	:	PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL
	:

COMES NOW, the undersigned being individual, a resident of (address), (state), and for this Petition for Probate of Will (or Application) states the following:

1. The undersigned seeks to be appointed as the Executor for the Decedent’s affairs as above-captioned.

2. The Decedent (name) of (address) died on the day of , and at the time of death was domiciled in the state of at the aforementioned address.

3. During the course of the Decedent’s lifetime, the Decedent duly executed a document known as the Decedent’s Last Will and Testament, which was dated the day of , and as evidenced by the attachment (the Last Will and Testament should be attached).

4. The undersigned is desirous of serving as Executor for the Decedent and as evidenced by the attached Will, the undersigned was listed to serve as Executor for the Decedent in this matter.

5. It is estimated that the value of the Decedent’s estate is $ ; therefore, if a bond is required to be posted, the bond should be based upon the aforementioned dollar amount as the noted estimated value of the Decedent’s estate.

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6. The undersigned agrees to be bound by the appropriate probate laws and agrees to comply with the Court’s instructions relative to the probate of the above-captioned matter.

7. The undersigned has contacted legal counsel for assistance in this matter as follows:

	(Name)
	(Address)
	(City, St, Zip)
	(Telephone Number)

WHEREFORE, the undersigned respectfully requests that this Petition (Application) be granted relative to the acceptance of the attached Will for Probate and the appointment of the undersigned as the Executor pursuant to the attached Will and that bond, if necessary, be posted pursuant to the amount estimated to be the value of the estate as noted above.


	APPLICANT FOR EXECUTOR

STATE OF		)
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COUNTY OF		)

I, (signatory as noted above) of (address), (state) first duly sworn on oath depose and state that I have read the foregoing Petition (Application) and state that the contents contained in the Petition (Application) are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.


	APPLICANT FOR EXECUTOR

Subscribed and sworn to before me on this day of , .


	NOTARY PUBLIC