700.3981 Delivery of cash not exceeding $500 and decedent’s wearing apparel. Sec. 3981. A hospital, convalescent or nursing home, morgue, or law enforcement agency holding $500.00 or less and wearing apparel of a decedent may deliver the money and wearing apparel to an individual furnishing identification and a sworn statement that the individual is the […]
700.3982 Court order distributing small estates. Sec. 3982. (1) Upon a showing of evidence, satisfactory to the court, of payment of the expenses for the decedent’s funeral and burial and if the balance of a decedent’s gross estate consists of property of the value of $15,000.00 or less, the court may order that the property […]
700.3983 Collection of personal property by sworn statement. Sec. 3983. (1) After 28 days after a decedent’s death, a person indebted to the decedent or having possession of tangible personal property or an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action belonging to the decedent shall pay the indebtedness or deliver the tangible […]
700.3984 Effect of sworn statement. Sec. 3984. (1) A person paying, delivering, transferring, or issuing personal property or the evidence of personal property under a sworn statement as provided in section 3983 is discharged and released to the same extent as if the person dealt with the decedent’s personal representative. The person is not required […]
700.3987 Summary administrative proceedings. Sec. 3987. If it appears from the inventory and appraisal that the value of the entire estate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed administration costs and expenses, reasonable funeral and burial expenses, homestead allowance, family allowance, exempt property, and reasonable, necessary medical and hospital expenses of the decedent’s last illness, […]
700.3988 Closing by sworn statement of personal representative. Sec. 3988. (1) Unless prohibited by court order and except for an estate being administered by a supervised personal representative, a personal representative may close an estate administered under the summary procedures of section 3987 by filing with the court, at any time after disbursement and distribution […]