Section 14-119 – EFFECT OF DISCOVERY OF HEIR.
14-119. EFFECT OF DISCOVERY OF HEIR. In event any heir of a decedent shall be discovered prior to distribution of any estate probated as herein provided, nothing herein contained shall operate to invalidate any probate proceedings had prior to appearance of such heir in the probate proceeding, nor to prevent the completion of such probate […]
Section 14-120 – COSTS AND FEES ALLOWED WHERE HEIR OR CREDITORS REFUSE TO ADMINISTER ESTATE.
14-120. COSTS AND FEES ALLOWED WHERE HEIR OR CREDITORS REFUSE TO ADMINISTER ESTATE. (1) When an heir or creditor of an estate competent to institute probate proceedings exists, the county treasurer shall not be required to act as public administrator unless an heir or creditor files a petition to appoint a public administrator within one […]
Section 14-113 – UNCLAIMED MONEYS — PAYMENT INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND — ESCHEAT.
14-113. UNCLAIMED MONEYS — PAYMENT INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND — ESCHEAT. After a final settlement of the affairs of any estate, if there be no heirs or other claimants thereof, the administrator shall submit a report of abandoned property and proceed to dispose of the property in a manner set forth in the […]
Section 14-114 – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — RESTRICTION ON INTEREST IN AFFAIRS OF ESTATE.
14-114. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — RESTRICTION ON INTEREST IN AFFAIRS OF ESTATE. The public administrator must not be interested in the expenditures of any kind, made on account of any estate he administers, nor must he be associated, in business or otherwise, with anyone who is so interested. History: [(14-114) 1881, sec. 4, p. 293; R.S., […]
Section 14-115 – PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
14-115. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. When it appears that any money remains in the hands of the public administrator (after a final settlement of the estate) unclaimed, which should be paid over to the state tax commission the judge must order the same to be paid over, and on failure of the public administrator to […]
Section 14-116 – PROVISIONS OF PROBATE CODE — APPLICATION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
14-116. PROVISIONS OF PROBATE CODE — APPLICATION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. When no direction is given in this chapter for the government or guidance of a public administrator in the discharge of his duties, or for the administration of an estate in his hands, the provisions of the Uniform Probate Code must govern. History: [(14-116) R.S., […]
Section 14-101 – COUNTY TREASURER AS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — OATH AND BOND — NEW OR ADDITIONAL BOND.
14-101. COUNTY TREASURER AS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — OATH AND BOND — NEW OR ADDITIONAL BOND. The county treasurers of the various counties of this state are hereby declared to be ex officio public administrators in their respective counties. Each public administrator shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take and file his […]
Section 14-117 – INTESTATE DECEDENTS WITHOUT HEIRS OR WITHOUT KNOWN HEIRS — DUTY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — PERSONAL FEES NOT ALLOWED.
14-117. INTESTATE DECEDENTS WITHOUT HEIRS OR WITHOUT KNOWN HEIRS — DUTY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — PERSONAL FEES NOT ALLOWED. It shall be the mandatory duty of the several county treasurers as ex officio public administrators to cause to be instituted all probate proceedings necessary for the probate of any estate of a decedent whenever such […]
Section 14-102 – ESTATES TO BE ADMINISTERED.
14-102. ESTATES TO BE ADMINISTERED. (1) Every public administrator must make an initial determination of the absence of an heir or will, and take charge of the estates of persons who, upon their death, reside within his county, as follows: (a) Of the estates of decedents for which no personal representatives are appointed, and which, […]
Section 14-118 – PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
14-118. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. It shall be the mandatory duty of the prosecuting attorney of each county to represent the public administrator of such county without charge in all probate proceedings instituted under this act or chapter 2 of title 14. History: [14-118, added 1945, ch. 113, sec. 2, p. 175; am. […]