Probate is the legal process that allows the Estate of a deceased to be concluded i.e. essentially for the Estate debts to be paid, assets to be sold and the net value of the assets to be distributed to the Beneficiaries.
If there is a Will which appoints Executors to deal with the Estate, the legal document that allows this process to happen is called the Grant of Probate.
If there is no Will, then Administrators are appointed to deal with the Estate (essentially the same role as Executors) and the legal document that allows this process to happen is called the Letters of Administration.
Please find more information in our Grant of Probate and Estate Administration section here
