noun, plural yeomen. 1. a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy. 2. British. a farmer who cultivates his own land. 3. History/Historical. one of a class of lesser freeholders, below the gentry, who cultivated their own land, early admitted in England to political rights.
Ancillary Probate. An ancillary probate is a proceeding when a person dies with property in. more than one state or dies in one state with property in another. Our. office can help in all ancillary probate situations.
If you want to be sure your family avoids the expense and complication of the ancillary probate process, there are several options available. 1  In fact, there are certain types of property ownership that will allow them to avoid ancillary probate altogether, including: 2  joint tenancy ownership and tenancy by the entirety.