CHAPTER 4 - WILLS
- ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 53-4-1 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate after payment of expenses and debts
- § 53-4-10 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Recovery of estate from heirs or purchasers by administrator; showing required to recover real property
- § 53-4-11 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate in kind -- Distribution upon order of probate court; notice of distribution; effect of Code section on will provisions as to distribution o
- § 53-4-12 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate in kind -- Hearing and order for distribution or division; appointments; procedure when legatees, not entitled to shares; recordation of re
- § 53-4-13 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate in kind -- Contents of return of appraisers; objections to return; order for new division
- § 53-4-14 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate in kind -- Refunding bonds in cases of distribution in kind
- § 53-4-15 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Division of real property lying in several counties; order of probate court on application of representative; notice
- § 53-4-16 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Effect of incapacity of heirs or devisees to hold title to real property
- § 53-4-17 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of assets in kind at values determined by reference to federal estate tax valuation
- § 53-4-2 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Rules of inheritance generally
- § 53-4-3 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Inheritance by husband, children, and descendants of intestate
- § 53-4-4 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Inheritance by children born out of wedlock and their offspring
- § 53-4-5 - Note
- § 53-4-6 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Right of murderer to inherit; manner of distribution of property of person killed
- § 53-4-7 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Payment to surviving spouse of state or federal income tax overpayments; effect of refund; applicability of laws as to administration of estates in case of refund
- § 53-4-8 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Vesting of title to real property; right to recover real property; vesting of title to personal property
- § 53-4-9 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Right to possession of estate; right to recover possession from third persons
- ARTICLE 2 - JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF LEGAL HEIRS AND THEIR INTERESTS
- § 53-4-30 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Jurisdiction of probate court or of superior court
- § 53-4-31 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Filing of petition; contents; verification
- § 53-4-32 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Filing of petition by person claiming to be heir or distributee; contents of petition; verification
- § 53-4-33 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Service and procedure when petition filed in superior court
- § 53-4-34 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Issuance of summons upon filing of petition in probate court; manner of service; appointment of guardian ad litem; hearing; judgment of probate court
- § 53-4-35 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Proceedings when petition discloses apprehension as to existence of unknown heirs
- § 53-4-36 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Intervention by person claiming as heir or distributee; contents and verification of petition for intervention
- § 53-4-37 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Res judicata effect of court findings; delivery of property to those entitled; release upon delivery
- ARTICLE 3 - ADVANCEMENTS
- § 53-4-50 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) "Advancements" defined
- § 53-4-51 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Duty to account for advancements
- § 53-4-52 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Portions given in trust to children or grandchildren as advancements
- § 53-4-53 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Memorandum as evidence of advancement; conclusiveness of memorandum as to value of advancement
- § 53-4-54 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Determination of value of advancement; interest