§560:3-301 Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents. (a) Applications for informal probate or informal appointment shall be directed to the registrar, and verified by the applicant to be accurate and complete to the best of the applicant’s knowledge and belief as to the following information: (1) Every application for informal probate of a will […]
§560:3-302 Informal probate; duty of registrar; effect of informal probate. (a) Upon receipt of an application requesting informal probate of a will filed by a corporate fiduciary, by a parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary of the decedent, or by a descendant of a parent of the decedent, the registrar, upon making the findings required by […]
§560:3-303 Informal probate; proof and findings required. (a) In an informal proceeding for original probate of a will, the registrar shall determine whether: (1) The application is complete; (2) The applicant has made an oath or affirmation that the statements contained in the application are true to the best of the applicant’s knowledge and belief; […]
§560:3-304 Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases. Applications for informal probate which relate to one or more of a known series of testamentary instruments (other than a will and one or more codicils thereto), the latest of which does not expressly revoke the earlier, shall be declined. [L 1996, c 288, pt of §1]
§560:3-305 Informal probate; registrar not satisfied. If the registrar is not satisfied that a will is entitled to be probated in informal proceedings because of failure to meet the requirements of sections 560:3-303 and 560:3-304 or any other reason, the registrar may decline the application. A declination of informal probate is not an adjudication and […]
§560:3-306 Informal probate; notice requirements. (a) The moving party must give notice as described by section 560:1-401 of the party’s application for informal probate to any person demanding it pursuant to section 560:3-204 and to any personal representative of the decedent whose appointment has not been terminated. No other notice of informal probate is required. […]
§560:3-307 Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of registrar; effect of appointment. (a) Upon receipt of an application for informal appointment of a personal representative other than a special administrator as provided in section 560:3-614, if at least one hundred twenty hours have elapsed since the decedent’s death, and after the registrar has made […]
§560:3-308 Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required. (a) In informal appointment proceedings, the registrar must determine whether: (1) The application for informal appointment of a personal representative is complete; (2) The applicant has made an oath or affirmation that the statements contained in the application are true to the best of the applicant’s knowledge […]
§560:3-309 Informal appointment proceedings; registrar not satisfied. If the registrar is not satisfied that a requested informal appointment of a personal representative should be made because of failure to meet the requirements of sections 560:3-307 and 560:3-308, or for any other reason, the registrar may decline the application. A declination of informal appointment is not […]
§560:3-310 Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements. The moving party must give notice as described by section 560:1-401 of the moving party’s intention to seek an appointment informally: (1) To any person demanding it pursuant to section 560:3-204; and (2) To any person having a prior or equal right to appointment not waived in writing and […]
§560:3-311 Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases. If an application for informal appointment indicates the existence of a possible unrevoked testamentary instrument which may relate to property subject to the laws of this State, and which is not filed for probate in this court, the registrar shall decline the application. [L 1996, c 288, pt […]
§ §560:3-312 to 560:3-322 Reserved.
