How can you own the estate if there were no probate on the estate?

The answer will depend upon the laws where the person lived (or owned property) and the circumstances of the estate. There are volumes written to assist executors with the overview of the process and...

You must obtain the forms from the court where the probate will be filed.

The property will revert the state. A debtor can request the court open an estate. That allows the debts to be settled and taxes paid.

There is a statutory scheme for settling and distributing an estate. First an executor or administrator must be appointed by the court. Then the estate representative must settle the estate according...

The decedent's property is distributed according to the provisions in the will, or according to the state laws of intestacy to the heirs at law, after the debts of the decedent and any taxes and...