Below is an overview of the probate process in Minnesota District Court. A will is a simple way to ensure that your money, property, and personal belongings will be distributed as you wish after your death.More complete information about informal and formal probate may be found in Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 524 and 525, Probate. All documents must be complete and in recordable form (signed, dated and notarized). Establish property records and record real estate transactions within Hennepin County. Generally, the following basic elements are included in a will: • Your name and place of residence;. Generally, a probate estate is the total of all interests that a decedent had in real and personal property at the time of his or her death. Uniform Conveyancing Forms, from the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Includes deeds, and other property-related forms. The primary purpose of a Minnesota Last Will and Testament is to declare how the Will maker's Minnesota probate property is to be distributed st death.