Editing Probate (section)

====Jurisdiction====
All legal procedures concerned with probate (as defined above) come within the jurisdiction of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice by virtue of Section 25 of the [[Senior Courts Act 1981]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part57|title=PART 57 - PROBATE, INHERITANCE AND PRESUMPTION OF DEATH - Civil Procedure Rules|website=justice.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-05-22}}</ref> The High Court is, therefore, the only body able to issue documents that confer on someone the ability to deal with a deceased person's estate—close bank accounts or sell property. It is the production and issuing of these documents, known collectively as ''grants of representation'', that is the primary function of the Probate Registries, which are part of the High Court, which the general public and probate professionals alike apply to for grants of representation.<ref name=Collinson/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/registries.htm |title=About HM Courts & Tribunals Service |publisher=Hmcourts-service.gov.uk |date=2011-04-01 |access-date=2014-04-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606125411/http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/registries.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref>