Editing Probate (section)

===Scotland===
The equivalent to probate in Scotland is '''confirmation''', although there are considerable differences between the two systems because of the separate [[Scots law|Scottish legal system]]. Appointment as an executor does not in itself grant authority to ingather and distribute the estate of the deceased; the executor(s) must make an application to the [[sheriff court]] for a grant of confirmation. This is a [[court order]] authorising them to "uplift, receive, administer and dispose of the estate and to act in the office of executor".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gloag and Henderson|title=The Law of Scotland|date=2017|publisher=W. Green|pages=1130|edition=14th}}</ref> A grant or certificate of confirmation gives the executor(s) authority to uplift money or other property belonging to a deceased person (e.g. from a bank), and to administer and distribute it according to either the deceased's will or the law on [[intestacy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dealing With a Deceased's Estate in Scotland|url=https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/taking-action/dealing-with-a-deceased%27s-estate-in-scotland|website=Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>