My mother passed in early June and left a will with myself and my brother as executors. Her house and all it's contents, plus her checking account will go to my brother. What do we need to do to get the will probated in order for him take ownership?

The named Executors in the will appear in the Surrogate's Court. They should bring with them 1. The Original Will 2. The Certified Death Certificate 3. The names and addresses of the next of kin to the deceased, whether or not they are receiving anything under that will 4. the ability to pay the court fees. the is is usually between 100-200 dollars for probating a will and is payable by a check drawn on a NJ bank account or cash. 5. One form of ID (drivers licence or passport are usually the best) 6. knowledge of their social security number

Bring original will death certificate if you and your brother are co executors then both of you need to be present and have ID