Chapter 03 - Probate of Wills and Administration
- 75-3-101 - Devolution of estate at death -- Restrictions.
- 75-3-102 - Necessity of order of probate for will.
- 75-3-103 - Necessity of appointment for administration.
- 75-3-104 - Claims against decedent -- Necessity of administration.
- 75-3-105 - Proceedings affecting devolution and administration -- Jurisdiction of subject matter.
- 75-3-106 - Scope of proceedings -- Proceedings independent -- Exception.
- 75-3-107 - Probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings -- Ultimate time limit -- Presumption and order of intestacy.
- 75-3-108 - Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action.
- 75-3-109 - Letters upon several estates jointly.
- 75-3-201 - Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings -- Location of property.
- 75-3-202 - Appointment or testacy proceedings -- Conflicting claim of domicile in another state.
- 75-3-203 - Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
- 75-3-204 - Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.
- 75-3-301 - Informal probate or appointment proceedings -- Application -- Contents.
- 75-3-302 - Informal probate -- Duty of registrar -- Effect of informal probate.
- 75-3-303 - Informal probate -- Proof and findings required.
- 75-3-304 - Informal probate -- Unavailable in certain cases.
- 75-3-305 - Informal probate -- Registrar not satisfied.
- 75-3-306 - Informal probate -- Notice requirements.
- 75-3-307 - Informal appointment proceedings -- Delay in order -- Duty of registrar -- Effect of appointment.
- 75-3-308 - Informal appointment proceedings -- Proof and findings required.
- 75-3-309 - Informal appointment proceedings -- Registrar not satisfied.
- 75-3-310 - Informal appointment proceedings -- Notice requirements.
- 75-3-311 - Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.
- 75-3-401 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Nature -- When commenced.
- 75-3-402 - Formal testacy or appointment proceedings -- Petition -- Contents.
- 75-3-403 - Formal testacy proceeding -- Notice of hearing on petition.
- 75-3-404 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Written objections to probate.
- 75-3-405 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Uncontested cases -- Hearings and proof.
- 75-3-406 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Contested cases -- Testimony of attesting witnesses.
- 75-3-407 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Burdens in contested cases.
- 75-3-408 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Will construction -- Effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
- 75-3-409 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Order -- Foreign will.
- 75-3-410 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Probate of more than one instrument.
- 75-3-411 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Partial intestacy.
- 75-3-412 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Effect of order -- Vacation.
- 75-3-413 - Formal testacy proceedings -- Vacation of order for other cause.
- 75-3-414 - Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.
- 75-3-501 - Nature of proceeding.
- 75-3-502 - Petition -- Order.
- 75-3-503 - Effect on other proceedings.
- 75-3-504 - Powers of personal representative.
- 75-3-505 - Interim orders -- Distribution and closing orders.
- 75-3-601 - Qualification.
- 75-3-602 - Acceptance of appointment -- Consent to jurisdiction.
- 75-3-603 - Bond not required -- Exceptions.
- 75-3-604 - Bond amount -- Security -- Procedure -- Reduction.
- 75-3-605 - Demand for bond by interested person.
- 75-3-606 - Terms and conditions of bonds.
- 75-3-607 - Order restraining personal representative.
- 75-3-608 - Termination of appointment -- General.
- 75-3-609 - Termination of appointment -- Death or disability.
- 75-3-610 - Termination of appointment -- Voluntary.
- 75-3-611 - Termination of appointment by removal -- Cause -- Procedure.
- 75-3-612 - Termination of appointment -- Change of testacy status.
- 75-3-613 - Successor personal representative.
- 75-3-614 - Special administrator -- Appointment.
- 75-3-615 - Appointment of special administrators.
- 75-3-616 - Special administrator -- Appointed informally -- Powers and duties.
- 75-3-617 - Special administrator -- Formal proceedings -- Power and duties.
- 75-3-618 - Termination of appointment -- Special administrator.
- 75-3-701 - Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- 75-3-702 - Priority among different letters.
- 75-3-703 - General duties -- Relation and liability to persons interested in estate -- Standing to sue.
- 75-3-704 - Personal representative to proceed without court order -- Exception.
- 75-3-705 - Duty of personal representative -- Inventory and appraisement.
- 75-3-706 - Employment of appraisers.
- 75-3-707 - Duty of personal representative -- Supplementary inventory.
- 75-3-708 - Duty of personal representative -- Possession of estate.
- 75-3-709 - Power to avoid transfers.
- 75-3-710 - Powers of personal representatives -- In general.
- 75-3-711 - Improper exercise of power -- Breach of fiduciary duty.
- 75-3-712 - Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest -- Voidable -- Exceptions.
- 75-3-713 - Persons dealing with personal representative -- Protection.
- 75-3-714 - Transactions authorized for personal representatives -- Exceptions.
- 75-3-715 - Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- 75-3-716 - Co-representatives -- When joint action required.
- 75-3-717 - Powers of surviving personal representative.
- 75-3-718 - Compensation of personal representative and attorney.
- 75-3-719 - Expenses in estate litigation.
- 75-3-720 - Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate.
- 75-3-801 - Notice to creditors.
- 75-3-802 - Statutes of limitations.
- 75-3-803 - Limitations on presentation of claims.
- 75-3-804 - Manner of presentation of claims.
- 75-3-805 - Classification of claims.
- 75-3-806 - Allowance of claims.
- 75-3-807 - Payment of claims.
- 75-3-808 - Individual liability of personal representative.
- 75-3-809 - Secured claims.
- 75-3-810 - Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
- 75-3-811 - Counterclaims.
- 75-3-812 - Execution and levies prohibited.
- 75-3-813 - Compromise of claims.
- 75-3-814 - Encumbered assets.
- 75-3-815 - Administration in more than one state -- Duty of personal representative.
- 75-3-816 - Final distribution to domiciliary representative.
- 75-3-901 - Successors' rights if no administration.
- 75-3-902 - Distribution -- Order in which assets appropriated -- Abatement.
- 75-3-903 - Right of retainer.
- 75-3-904 - Interest on general pecuniary devise.
- 75-3-905 - Penalty clause for contest.
- 75-3-906 - Distribution in kind -- Valuation -- Method.
- 75-3-907 - Distribution in kind -- Evidence.
- 75-3-908 - Distribution -- Right or title of distributee.
- 75-3-909 - Improper distribution -- Liability of distributee.
- 75-3-910 - Purchasers from distributees protected.
- 75-3-911 - Partition for purpose of distribution.
- 75-3-912 - Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
- 75-3-913 - Distributions to trustee.
- 75-3-914 - Disposition of unclaimed assets.
- 75-3-915 - Distribution to person under disability.
- 75-3-916 - Apportionment of estate taxes.
- 75-3-917 - Certain formula clauses to be construed to refer to federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax rules applicable to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2009.
- 75-3-1001 - Formal proceedings terminating administration -- Testate or intestate -- Order of general protection.
- 75-3-1002 - Formal proceedings terminating testate administration -- Order construing will without adjudicating testacy.
- 75-3-1003 - Closing estates -- By sworn statement of personal representative -- Waiver of accountings.
- 75-3-1004 - Liability of distributees to claimants.
- 75-3-1005 - Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
- 75-3-1006 - Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
- 75-3-1007 - Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.
- 75-3-1008 - Subsequent administration.
- 75-3-1101 - Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons.
- 75-3-1102 - Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.
- 75-3-1201 - Collection of personal property by affidavit.
- 75-3-1202 - Effect of affidavit.
- 75-3-1203 - Small estates -- Summary administrative procedure.
- 75-3-1204 - Small estates -- Closing by sworn statement of personal representative.