Chapter 13.16. - PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION
- Article 01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Sec. 13.16.005. - Devolution of estate at death; restrictions.
- Sec. 13.16.010. - Necessity of order of probate for will..
- Sec. 13.16.015. - Necessity of appointment for administration.
- Sec. 13.16.020. - Claims against decedent; necessity of administration.
- Sec. 13.16.025. - Proceedings affecting devolution and administration; jurisdiction of subject matter.
- Sec. 13.16.030. - Proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons.
- Sec. 13.16.035. - Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception.
- Sec. 13.16.040. - Probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit..
- Sec. 13.16.045. - Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action.
- Article 02 - VENUE FOR PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY TO ADMINISTER; DEMAND FOR NOTICE
- Sec. 13.16.055. - Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property.
- Sec. 13.16.060. - Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state.
- Sec. 13.16.065. - Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.070. - Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.
- Article 03 - INFORMAL PROBATE AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS
- Sec. 13.16.080. - Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents.
- Sec. 13.16.085. - Informal probate; duty of registrar; effect of informal probate.
- Sec. 13.16.090. - Informal probate; proof and findings required.
- Sec. 13.16.095. - Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases.
- Sec. 13.16.100. - Informal probate; registrar not satisfied.
- Sec. 13.16.105. - Informal probate; notice requirements.
- Sec. 13.16.110. - Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of registrar; effect of appointment.
- Sec. 13.16.115. - Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required.
- Sec. 13.16.120. - Informal appointment proceedings; registrar not satisfied.
- Sec. 13.16.125. - Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements.
- Sec. 13.16.130. - Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.
- Article 04 - FORMAL TESTACY AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS
- Sec. 13.16.140. - Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced.
- Sec. 13.16.145. - Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents.
- Sec. 13.16.150. - Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition.
- Sec. 13.16.155. - Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate.
- Sec. 13.16.160. - Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof.
- Sec. 13.16.165. - Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses.
- Sec. 13.16.170. - Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases.
- Sec. 13.16.175. - Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
- Sec. 13.16.180. - Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will.
- Sec. 13.16.185. - Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument.
- Sec. 13.16.190. - Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy.
- Sec. 13.16.195. - Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation.
- Sec. 13.16.200. - Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause.
- Sec. 13.16.205. - Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.
- Article 05 - SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION
- Sec. 13.16.215. - Supervised administration; nature of proceeding.
- Sec. 13.16.220. - Supervised administration; petition; order.
- Sec. 13.16.225. - Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings.
- Sec. 13.16.230. - Supervised administration; powers of personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.235. - Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders.
- Article 06 - PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE; APPOINTMENT, CONTROL AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY
- Sec. 13.16.245. - Qualification.
- Sec. 13.16.250. - Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction.
- Sec. 13.16.255. - Bond required; exceptions.
- Sec. 13.16.260. - Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction..
- Sec. 13.16.265. - Demand for bond by interested person.
- Sec. 13.16.270. - Terms and conditions of bonds.
- Sec. 13.16.275. - Order restraining personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.280. - Termination of appointment; general.
- Sec. 13.16.285. - Termination of appointment; death or disability.
- Sec. 13.16.290. - Termination of appointment; voluntary.
- Sec. 13.16.295. - Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure.
- Sec. 13.16.300. - Termination of appointment; change of testacy status.
- Sec. 13.16.305. - Successor personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.310. - Special administrator; appointment.
- Sec. 13.16.315. - Special administrator; who may be appointed.
- Sec. 13.16.320. - Special administrator appointed informally; powers and duties.
- Sec. 13.16.325. - Special administrator appointed by court; power and duties.
- Sec. 13.16.330. - Termination of appointment; special administrator.
- Article 07 - DUTIES AND POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
- Sec. 13.16.340. - Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- Sec. 13.16.345. - Priority among different letters.
- Sec. 13.16.350. - General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue.
- Sec. 13.16.355. - Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception.
- Sec. 13.16.360. - Duty of personal representative; information to heirs and devisees.
- Sec. 13.16.365. - Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement.
- Sec. 13.16.370. - Employment of appraisers.
- Sec. 13.16.375. - Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory.
- Sec. 13.16.380. - Duty of personal representative; possession of estate.
- Sec. 13.16.381. - Disposition of unclaimed estate by personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.385. - Power to avoid transfers.
- Sec. 13.16.390. - Powers of personal representatives; in general.
- Sec. 13.16.395. - Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty.
- Sec. 13.16.400. - Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest voidable; exceptions.
- Sec. 13.16.405. - Persons dealing with personal representative; protection.
- Sec. 13.16.410. - Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions.
- Sec. 13.16.415. - Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.420. - Co-representatives; when joint action required.
- Sec. 13.16.425. - Powers of surviving personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.430. - Compensation of personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.435. - Expenses in estate litigation.
- Sec. 13.16.440. - Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate.
- Article 08 - CREDITORS' CLAIMS
- Sec. 13.16.450. - Notice to creditors.
- Sec. 13.16.455. - Statutes of limitations.
- Sec. 13.16.460. - Limitations on presentation of claims.
- Sec. 13.16.465. - Manner of presentation of claims.
- Sec. 13.16.470. - Classification of claims.
- Sec. 13.16.475. - Allowance of claims.
- Sec. 13.16.480. - Payment of claims.
- Sec. 13.16.485. - Individual liability of personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.490. - Secured claims.
- Sec. 13.16.495. - Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
- Sec. 13.16.500. - Counterclaims.
- Sec. 13.16.505. - Execution and levies prohibited.
- Sec. 13.16.510. - Compromise of claims.
- Sec. 13.16.515. - Encumbered assets.
- Sec. 13.16.520. - Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.525. - Final distribution to domiciliary representative.
- Sec. 13.16.530. - Application to trustees.
- Article 09 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION
- Sec. 13.16.535. - Successors' rights if no administration.
- Sec. 13.16.540. - Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement.
- Sec. 13.16.545. - Right of retainer.
- Sec. 13.16.550. - Interest on general pecuniary devise. [Repealed, Sec. 4 ch 145 SLA 2003].
- Sec. 13.16.555. - Penalty clause for contest.
- Sec. 13.16.560. - Distribution in kind; valuation; method.
- Sec. 13.16.565. - Distribution in kind; evidence.
- Sec. 13.16.570. - Distribution; right or title of distributee.
- Sec. 13.16.575. - Improper distribution; liability of distributee.
- Sec. 13.16.580. - Purchasers from distributees protected.
- Sec. 13.16.585. - Partition for purpose of distribution.
- Sec. 13.16.590. - Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.595. - Distributions to trustee.
- Sec. 13.16.600. - Disposition of unclaimed assets.
- Sec. 13.16.605. - Distribution to person under disability.
- Sec. 13.16.610. - Apportionment of estate taxes.
- Article 10 - CLOSING ESTATES
- Sec. 13.16.620. - Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection.
- Sec. 13.16.625. - Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy.
- Sec. 13.16.630. - Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.635. - Liability of distributees to claimants.
- Sec. 13.16.640. - Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.645. - Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
- Sec. 13.16.650. - Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.
- Sec. 13.16.655. - Subsequent administration.
- Article 11 - COMPROMISE OF CONTROVERSIES
- Article 12 - COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BY AFFIDAVIT AND SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE
- Sec. 13.16.680. - Collection of personal property by affidavit.
- Sec. 13.16.685. - Effect of affidavit.
- Sec. 13.16.690. - Small estates; summary administrative procedure.
- Sec. 13.16.695. - Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative.
- Sec. 13.16.700. - Settlement directed by court.
- Sec. 13.16.705. - Inheritance of Native corporation stock.