The answer in most cases is no. The purpose of probate is to make sure that property gets to the correct people after a decedent has passed away. If the decedent did not have property in his or her name when they died, or if the property was held jointly with another person such that it passed to that other person automatically. In those circumstances, there is no need for a probate case.
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