Section 554:19-b – Insolvent Estate.
554:19-b Insolvent Estate. – I. When it appears to an administrator of an estate that the known claims and expenses of administration exceed the value of the assets, the administrator may petition the court for initial determination that the estate is insolvent. II. The petition shall show the value of the estate, names and […]
Section 554:20 – Expenses of Assignment, Etc.
554:20 Expenses of Assignment, Etc. – The expenses of assigning the homestead right, of the division and assignment of the real estate, and of appointing guardians of minors and others incapacitated to take care of their interest, whether heirs or legatees, shall be chargeable as expenses of administration. Source. RS 159:15. CS 168:15. GS […]
Section 554:21 – Monuments.
554:21 Monuments. – Administrators of estates actually solvent may erect suitable monuments at the graves of the testators or intestates, and the reasonable expense thereof shall be allowed them on settlement of their accounts. Source. RS 159:16. CS 168:16. GS 177:17. GL 196:17. PS 189:19. PL 300:21. RL 353:21.
Section 554:22 – Care of Lots.
554:22 Care of Lots. – Executors, administrators and trustees may pay, upon the order of the judge, to a cemetery corporation or to the city or town in which the decedent has a burial place, a reasonable sum of money for the perpetual care of the lot, in which their decedent is buried, and […]
Section 554:23 – Amount Allowed.
554:23 Amount Allowed. – The judge shall determine, after notice to all parties in interest, to whom the same shall be paid and the amount thereof, if any, and such sum shall be allowed in the accounts of such executor, administrator or trustee. Source. 1911, 32:1. 1917, 65:1. PL 300:23. RL 353:23.
Section 554:24 – Oath on Claims.
554:24 Oath on Claims. – All claims against an estate shall, if required by the administrator, be exhibited under oath, as follows: I do solemnly swear that, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, the above is a true statement of my claim against the estate of . . . , late […]
Section 554:25 – Account.
554:25 Account. – The account of the administrator, or the schedules filed therewith, shall contain an itemized account of every sum of money received and paid out by the administrator, with the date thereof and a statement of the source from which it was received or of the consideration for which it was paid. […]
Section 554:26 – Filing Accounts.
554:26 Filing Accounts. – Every administrator and executor shall file in the probate office an annual account of administration, unless upon petition he is excused by the judge of probate; but in no event shall he be excused for a period longer than three years. Before giving notice to settle his final account, he […]
Section 554:26-a – Notice to Fiduciaries.
554:26-a Notice to Fiduciaries. – I. A fiduciary appointed by the probate court shall file, as required by law, an inventory within 90 days after the date of appointment, or an account of administration within one year after the date of appointment. If a fiduciary fails to file an inventory within 30 days after […]
Section 554:16 – Redemption of Property.
554:16 Redemption of Property. – The administrator, if there be sufficient assets, shall redeem all property of the deceased under mortgage, pledge or levy of execution for less than its value, or which if unredeemed would diminish the value of the estate, unless he shall by license sell it subject to the encumbrance; and […]