Bavaria (Bayern) Probate Records



Probate records (Testamente) are the probate court records that are formed after a person's' death. These records relate to a Probate Court's rulings regarding the distribution of the dead person's estate and property to his heirs, creditors or his dependents.

Probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased, or whereby the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy in the state of residence [or real property] of the deceased at time of death in the absence of a legal will.


 * See [Wikipedia] for additional information on Probate.
 * Probate Records page for Germany Genealogy could also be helpful. Although there isn't much on this page specifically for Bavaria, it could give an idea on where to look for probate records for the area of your ancestors.