Probate court is a specialized type of court that deals with the property and debts of a person who has died. When someone dies, Probate court is where the government (the probate judge) makes sure that your Will is real, your bills and loans are paid off and then the rest of your property goes to the people or charities named in your Will, or if there is no Will, then by inheritance. Probate is a court case and the person named in the Will to carry out your wishes is responsible to the Probate judge and to the people inheriting to do their job correctly (called the “Executor”).