Putting the “Pro” in Probate
The final version of the original U.S. Uniform Probate Code (UPC) was enacted in 1969, when a gallon of gas cost $0.35 and you could buy a new house for the price of your current car. While probate law has been revised over time, the vast diversity of the 3,415 state probate courts has left an entangled web of various court rules and restrictions, some of which date back to the original UPC.