Section 552:11 – Appointment of Guardians, Etc.
552:11 Appointment of Guardians, Etc. – No decree approving and allowing or disallowing a will shall be made in solemn form until guardians have been appointed for all minors and others interested therein who are incapacitated to take care of their estates, and until agents have been appointed by the judge for all persons […]
Section 552:12 – If Witness Becomes Incompetent or Unavailable.
552:12 If Witness Becomes Incompetent or Unavailable. – If the attesting witnesses, after the execution of a will, become incompetent from any cause, or if the court determines that the testimony of such witnesses is unavailable under the circumstances, the will may be proved and allowed upon other satisfactory evidence. Source. RS 157:12. CS […]
Section 552:13 – Foreign Will.
552:13 Foreign Will. – A duly authenticated copy of a will made out of this state, which has been proved and allowed by a court of probate or by a court of similar powers in one of the United States, or in a foreign country, and a duly authenticated copy of the probate of […]
Section 552:14 – Petition to File Foreign Will.
552:14 Petition to File Foreign Will. – The executor, or any person interested, may produce such copies to the judge of any county in which there is estate on which the same may operate, and may in writing request the same to be filed and recorded; and if, upon due notice, no sufficient objection […]
Section 552:15 – Notice to Legatees and Heirs at Law.
552:15 Notice to Legatees and Heirs at Law. – Every executor shall, within sixty days after his appointment, notify each legatee specifically named in the will of the fact that such legatee appears to be interested therein, and shall notify the surviving spouse and heirs at law, if known, that the will has been […]
Section 552:16 – Form of Service.
552:16 Form of Service. – The notice shall be in form prescribed by the probate court, and shall be delivered by such executor to such legatee, surviving spouse and heirs at law in person or by sending the same by mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the last known place of residence or place of […]
Section 552:17 – By Mail.
552:17 By Mail. – If such legatee shall not be living, or such corporation, association or institution shall have discontinued business, notice by mail as herein required shall be sufficient. Source. 1915, 76:1. PL 298:17. RL 351:17.
Section 552:18 – Proof of Will During Life.
552:18 Proof of Will During Life. – I. During his or her life, an individual may commence a judicial proceeding to determine the validity of his or her will, subject only to the will’s subsequent modification or revocation. For purposes of commencing the proceeding under this section, the individual must be domiciled in this […]
Section 552:9 – Right of Minors, Etc.
552:9 Right of Minors, Etc. – A minor, insane person or person out of the United States, or their legal representatives, may have the probate of a will proved without notice re-examined at any time within one year after the removal of the disability. Source. RS 157:9. CS 166:9. GS 175:9. GL 194:9. PS […]
Section 552:10 – Failure to Present.
552:10 Failure to Present. – If a will filed in the probate office shall not be presented for probate by the executor, or by a person interested therein, the judge, on application of the widow or an heir of the deceased, and due notice, may approve and allow or disallow it; and the decree […]