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Section
15-12-101
Devolution of estate at death; restrictions.
Section
15-12-102
Necessity of order of probate for will.
Section
15-12-103
Necessity of appointment for administration.
Section
15-12-104
Claims against decedent.
Section
15-12-105
Proceedings affecting devolution and administration - jurisdiction of subject matter.
Section
15-12-106
Proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of court - service jurisdiction over persons.
Section
15-12-107
Scope of proceedings - proceedings independent - exception.
Section
15-12-108
Probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings - ultimate time limit.
Section
15-12-109
Statutes of limitations on decedent's cause of action.
Section
15-12-201
Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings - location of property.
Section
15-12-202
(Reserved)
Section
15-12-203
Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
Section
15-12-204
Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.
Section
15-12-301
Informal probate or appointment proceedings - application - contents.
Section
15-12-302
Informal probate - duty of registrar - effect of informal probate.
Section
15-12-303
Informal probate - proof and findings required.
Section
15-12-304
Informal probate - unavailable in certain cases.
Section
15-12-304
Informal probate - unavailable in certain cases.
Section
15-12-305
Informal probate - registrar not satisfied.
Section
15-12-306
Informal probate - notice and information requirements.
Section
15-12-307
Informal appointment proceedings - delay in order - duty of registrar effect of appointment.
Section
15-12-308
Informal appointment proceedings - proof and findings required.
Section
15-12-309
Informal appointment proceedings - registrar not satisfied.
Section
15-12-310
Informal appointment proceedings - notice requirements.
Section
15-12-311
Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.
Section
15-12-401
Formal testacy proceedings - nature - when commenced.
Section
15-12-402
Formal testacy or appointment proceedings - petition - contents.
Section
15-12-403
Formal testacy proceedings - notice of hearing on petition.
Section
15-12-404
Formal testacy proceedings - written objections to probate.
Section
15-12-405
Formal testacy proceedings - uncontested cases - hearings and proof.
Section
15-12-406
Formal testacy proceedings - contested cases.
Section
15-12-407
Formal testacy proceedings - burdens in contested cases.
Section
15-12-408
Formal testacy proceedings - will construction - effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
Section
15-12-409
Formal testacy proceedings - order - foreign will.
Section
15-12-410
Formal testacy proceedings - probate of more than one instrument.
Section
15-12-411
Formal testacy proceedings - partial intestacy.
Section
15-12-412
Formal testacy proceedings - effect of order - vacation.
Section
15-12-413
Formal testacy proceedings - vacation of order for other cause.
Section
15-12-414
Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.
Section
15-12-501
Supervised administration - nature of proceedings.
Section
15-12-502
Supervised administration - petition - order.
Section
15-12-503
Supervised administration - effect on other proceedings.
Section
15-12-504
Supervised administration - powers of personal representative.
Section
15-12-505
Supervised administration - interim orders - distribution and closing orders.
Section
15-12-601
Qualification.
Section
15-12-602
Acceptance of appointment - consent to jurisdiction.
Section
15-12-603
Bond not required without court order - exceptions.
Section
15-12-604
Bond amount - security - procedure - reduction.
Section
15-12-605
Demand for bond by interested person.
Section
15-12-606
Terms and conditions of bonds.
Section
15-12-607
Order restraining personal representative.
Section
15-12-608
Termination of appointment - general.
Section
15-12-609
Termination of appointment - death or disability.
Section
15-12-610
Termination of appointment - voluntary.
Section
15-12-611
Termination of appointment by removal - cause - procedure.
Section
15-12-612
Termination of appointment - change of testacy status.
Section
15-12-613
Successor personal representative.
Section
15-12-614
Special administrator - appointment.
Section
15-12-615
Special administrator - who may be appointed.
Section
15-12-616
Special administrator - appointed informally - powers and duties.
Section
15-12-617
Special administrator - formal proceedings - power and duties.
Section
15-12-618
Termination of appointment - special administrator.
Section
15-12-619
Public administrator - appointment - oath - bond - deputy.
Section
15-12-620
Public administrator - responsibility for protecting decedent's estate duty of persons holding property.
Section
15-12-621
Public administrator - decedents' estates - areas of responsibility.
Section
15-12-622
Public administrator - acting as conservator or trustee.
Section
15-12-623
Public administrator - administration - reports - fees.
Section
15-12-701
Time of accrual of duties and powers.
Section
15-12-702
Priority among different letters.
Section
15-12-703
General duties - relation and liability to persons interested in estate duty to search for a designated beneficiary agreement - standing to sue.
Section
15-12-704
Personal representative to proceed without court order - exception.
Section
15-12-705
Duty of personal representative - information to heirs and devisees.
Section
15-12-706
Duty of personal representative - inventory and appraisement.
Section
15-12-707
Employment of appraisers.
Section
15-12-708
Duty of personal representative - supplementary inventory.
Section
15-12-709
Duty of personal representative - possession of estate.
Section
15-12-710
Power to avoid transfers.
Section
15-12-711
Powers of personal representatives - in general.
Section
15-12-712
Improper exercise of power - breach of fiduciary duty.
Section
15-12-713
Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest voidable - exceptions.
Section
15-12-714
Persons dealing with personal representative - protection.
Section
15-12-715
Transactions authorized for personal representatives - exceptions.
Section
15-12-716
Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
Section
15-12-717
Corepresentatives - when joint action required.
Section
15-12-718
Powers of surviving personal representative.
Section
15-12-719
Compensation of personal representative. (Repealed)
Section
15-12-720
Expenses in estate litigation. (Repealed)
Section
15-12-721
Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate. (Repealed)
Section
15-12-722
Failure to comply with court orders - penalty. (Repealed)
Section
15-12-723
Assets concealed or embezzled.
Section
15-12-801
Notice to creditors.
Section
15-12-802
Statutes of limitations.
Section
15-12-803
Limitations on presentation of claims.
Section
15-12-804
Manner of presentation of claims.
Section
15-12-805
Classification of claims.
Section
15-12-806
Allowance of claims.
Section
15-12-807
Payment of claims.
Section
15-12-808
Individual liability of personal representative.
Section
15-12-809
Secured claims.
Section
15-12-810
Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
Section
15-12-811
Counterclaims.
Section
15-12-812
Execution and levies prohibited.
Section
15-12-813
Compromise of claims.
Section
15-12-814
Encumbered assets.
Section
15-12-815
Administration in more than one state - duty of personal representative.
Section
15-12-816
Final distribution to domiciliary representative.
Section
15-12-901
Successors' rights if no administration.
Section
15-12-902
Distribution - order in which assets appropriated - abatement.
Section
15-12-903
Right of retainer.
Section
15-12-904
Interest on general pecuniary devise.
Section
15-12-905
Penalty clause for contest.
Section
15-12-906
Distribution in kind - valuation - method.
Section
15-12-907
Distribution in kind - evidence.
Section
15-12-908
Distribution - right or title of distributee.
Section
15-12-909
Improper distribution - liability of distributee.
Section
15-12-910
Purchasers from distributees protected.
Section
15-12-911
Partition for purpose of distribution.
Section
15-12-912
Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
Section
15-12-913
Distributions to trustee.
Section
15-12-914
Disposition of unclaimed assets.
Section
15-12-915
Distribution to person under disability.
Section
15-12-916
Apportionment of estate taxes.
Section
15-12-1001
Formal proceedings terminating administration - testate or intestate order of general protection.
Section
15-12-1002
Formal proceedings terminating testate administration - order construing will without adjudicating testacy.
Section
15-12-1003
Closing estates - by sworn statement of personal representative.
Section
15-12-1004
Liability of distributees to claimants.
Section
15-12-1005
Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
Section
15-12-1006
Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
Section
15-12-1007
Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.
Section
15-12-1008
Subsequent administration.
Section
15-12-1009
Estates not closed after three years or more.
Section
15-12-1101
Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons.
Section
15-12-1102
Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.
Section
15-12-1201
Collection of personal property by affidavit.
Section
15-12-1202
Effect of affidavit.
Section
15-12-1203
Small estates - summary administrative procedure.
Section
15-12-1204
Small estates - closing by sworn statement of personal representative.
Section
15-12-1205
Time of taking effect - provisions for transition.
Section
15-12-1301
Definitions.
Section
15-12-1302
Petition to determine heirship - devisees - interests in property.
Section
15-12-1303
Hearing - notice - service.
Section
15-12-1304
Appearance - hearing.
Section
15-12-1305
Judgment.
Section
15-12-1306
Decree - conclusive and when - reopening.
Section
15-12-1307
Title of proceedings.
Section
15-12-1308
Proceedings under the rules of civil procedure.
Section
15-12-1309
Effective date - applicability.
Section
15-12-1401
Short title.
Section
15-12-1402
Definitions.
Section
15-12-1403
Apportionment by will or other dispositive instrument.
Section
15-12-1404
Statutory apportionment of estate taxes.
Section
15-12-1405
Credits and deferrals.
Section
15-12-1406
Insulated property, advancement of tax - definitions.
Section
15-12-1407
Apportionment and recapture of special elective benefits.
Section
15-12-1408
Securing payment of estate tax from property in possession of fiduciary.
Section
15-12-1409
Collection of estate tax by fiduciary.
Section
15-12-1410
Right of reimbursement.
Section
15-12-1411
Action to determine or enforce part.
Section
15-12-1412
Uniformity of application and construction.
Section
15-12-1413
Severability.
Section
15-12-1414
Delayed application.