§3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents 1. Applications for informal probate or appointment proceedings. Applications for informal probate or informal appointment must be directed to the register and be verified by the applicant to be accurate and complete to the best of the applicant’s knowledge and belief as to the following information and […]
§3-302. Informal probate; duty of register; effect of informal probate Upon receipt of an application requesting informal probate of a will, the register upon making the findings required by section 3-303 shall issue a written statement of informal probate if at least 120 hours have elapsed since the decedent’s death. Informal probate is conclusive as […]
§3-303. Informal probate; proof and findings required 1. Informal probate; proof and findings required. In an informal proceeding for original probate of a will, the register shall determine whether: A. The application is complete; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] B. The applicant […]
§3-304. Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases Applications for informal probate that relate to one or more of a known series of testamentary instruments, the latest of which does not expressly revoke the earlier, other than a will and one or more codicils thereto, must be declined. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 […]
§3-305. Informal probate; register not satisfied If the register is not satisfied that a will is entitled to be probated in informal proceedings because of failure to meet the requirements of sections 3‑303 and 3‑304 or any other reason, the register may decline the application. A declination of informal probate is not an adjudication and […]
§3-306. Informal probate; notice requirements The moving party shall give notice as described by section 1-401 of the moving party’s application for informal probate to any person demanding notice pursuant to section 3-204, to an heir, devisee or personal representative who has not waived notice in a writing filed with the court and to any […]
§3-307. Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of register; effect of appointment 1. Duty to appoint; delay in order. Upon receipt of an application for informal appointment of a personal representative, other than a special administrator as provided in section 3‑614, if at least 120 hours have elapsed since the decedent’s death, the register, […]
§3-308. Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required 1. Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required. In informal appointment proceedings, the register shall determine whether: A. The application for informal appointment of a personal representative is complete; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] […]
§3-309. Informal appointment proceedings; register not satisfied If the register is not satisfied that a requested informal appointment of a personal representative should be made because of failure to meet the requirements of sections 3‑307 and 3‑308, or for any other reason, the register may decline the application. A declination of informal appointment is not […]
§3-310. Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements The moving party shall give notice as described by section 1‑401 of the moving party’s intention to seek an appointment informally to: [PL 2019, c. 598, §2 (NEW).] 1. Person demanding notice. Any person demanding notice pursuant to section 3‑204; [PL 2019, c. 598, §2 (NEW).] 2. […]
§3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases If an application for informal appointment indicates the existence of a possible unrevoked testamentary instrument that may relate to property subject to the laws of this State and that is not filed for probate in the court, the register must decline the application. [PL 2017, c. 402, […]
