In re

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In re, Latin for "in the matter [of]," is a legal term used to indicate that a judicial proceeding may not have formally designated adverse parties or is otherwise uncontested. The term is commonly used in case citiations of probate proceedings, for example, In re Smith's Estate; it is also used in juvenile courts, as, for instance, In Re Gault.

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