Section 524.1-101 — Citation And Numbering System.

524.1-101 CITATION AND NUMBERING SYSTEM. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Probate Code.” It is arranged and numbered, subject however to the provisions of section 3C.10, subdivision 1, so that the enacted chapter may be compiled in the next published edition of Minnesota Statutes without change and in conformity […]

Section 524.1-102 — Purposes; Rule Of Construction.

524.1-102 PURPOSES; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. (a) This chapter and chapter 525 shall be liberally construed and applied to promote the underlying purposes and policies. (b) The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter and chapter 525 are: (1) to simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors and […]

Section 524.1-103 — Supplementary General Principles Of Law Applicable.

524.1-103 SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW APPLICABLE. Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement its provisions. History: 1974 c 442 art 1 s 524.1-103

Section 524.1-104 — Severability.

524.1-104 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to […]

Section 524.1-106 — Effect Of Fraud And Evasion.

524.1-106 EFFECT OF FRAUD AND EVASION. Whenever fraud has been perpetrated in connection with any proceeding or in any statement filed under this chapter or if fraud is used to avoid or circumvent the provisions or purposes of this chapter, any person injured thereby may obtain appropriate relief against the perpetrator of the fraud or […]

Section 524.1-107 — Evidence As To Death Or Status.

524.1-107 EVIDENCE AS TO DEATH OR STATUS. In proceedings under chapter 524 the Rules of Evidence in courts of general jurisdiction including any relating to simultaneous deaths, are applicable unless specifically displaced by this chapter. In addition, the following rules relating to determination of death and status are applicable: (1) a certified or authenticated copy […]

Section 524.1-108 — Acts By Holder Of General Power.

524.1-108 ACTS BY HOLDER OF GENERAL POWER. For the purpose of granting consent or approval with regard to the acts or accounts of a personal representative or trustee, including relief from liability or penalty for failure to post bond or to perform other duties, and for purposes of consenting to modification or termination of a […]