§44-1-14. Appraisement of Real Estate and Probate Personal Property of Decedents; Disposition; Hiring of Experts
(a) The personal representative of an estate of a deceased person shall appraise the deceased's real estate and personal probate property, or any real estate or personal probate property in which the deceased person had an interest at the time of his or her death, as provided in this section. (b) After having taken the […]
§44-1-14a. Notice of Administration of Estate; Time Limits for Filing of Objections; Liability of Personal Representative
(a) Within thirty days of the filing of the appraisement of any estate or within one hundred twenty days of the date of qualification of the personal representative if an appraisement is not filed as required in section fourteen of this article, the clerk of the county commission shall publish, once a week for two […]
§44-1-14b. Notice of Ancillary Filing Without Any Administration of Estate; Time Limits for Filing of Objections
(a) Within 30 days of the filing of a foreign will of a nonresident of this state without appointment of an ancillary personal representative, executor, or administrator as provided in the provisions of §41-5-13(b) of this code or within 30 days of the filing of an affidavit concerning the intestacy of a nonresident of this […]
§44-1-15. Duty of Personal Representative; Debt Not Extinguished by Appointment of Debtor as Executor
It shall be the duty of every personal representative to administer well and truly the whole personal estate of his decedent. The appointment of a debtor as executor shall not extinguish the debt.
§44-1-2. Administration With Will Annexed
If there be no executor appointed by the will, or if all the executors therein named refuse the executorship, or fail when required to give such bond, which shall amount to such refusal, or have died, such court, or clerk thereof during the recess of the regular sessions of such court, may grant administration, with […]
§44-1-3. Oath of Executor or Administrator With Will Annexed
The oath of an executor, or of an administrator with the will annexed, shall be in substantially the following form: The writing admitted to record contains the true last will and testament of the deceased, as far as he or she knows or believes, and that he or she will faithfully perform the duties of […]
§44-1-4. Appointment of Intestate Administrator; Affidavit of Heirs of Nonresident Intestate Decedent Without Appointment of Intestate Administrator
(a) When a person dies intestate the jurisdiction to hear and determine the right of administration of his or her estate shall be in the county commission or clerk thereof during the recess of the regular sessions of the county commission which would have jurisdiction as to the probate of his or her will, if […]
§44-1-5. When Curator May Be Appointed; His Duties
The county court, or clerk thereof during the recess of the regular sessions of such court, may appoint a curator of the estate of a decedent, during a contest about his will, or during the infancy or in the absence of an executor, or until administration of the estate be granted, taking from him a […]
§44-1-6. Bond and Oath; Termination of Grant in Certain Cases
At the time of the grant of administration upon the estate of any intestate, the person to whom it is granted shall, in the county commission or before the clerk granting it, give bond, unless not required to post bond by 44-1-8 of this code, and take an oath in substantially the following form: The […]
§44-1-7. Penalty of Bond
(a) Every bond required to be given by an executor or administrator shall be in a penalty equal, at the least, to the full value of the personal estate of the deceased to be administered; and where there is a will which authorizes the executor or administrator to sell real estate, or receive the rents […]