If accepted or awarded by a probate judge, creditors claims but then be paid to third parties before surviving families can access any proceeds from the estate.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-11627963/Family-Mallory-Beach-19-settle-Buster-Murdaugh-50M-suit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

She also has been a first grade teacher in Garland and a special commissioner for a probate judge in Denton County, both in Texas.

Source: https://pagosadailypost.com/2023/11/30/library-news-welcoming-our-new-early-literacy-librarian-sherry-van-atta/

The Clerk records all deeds, serves as probate judge, issues marriage licenses, and is the official court administrator for all civil and criminal cases.

Source: https://augustafreepress.com/news/summer-2023-internship-positions-open-in-augusta-county-clerk-of-the-circuit-court-office/