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DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
7000-12591
PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
7000-7666
CHAPTER 1. Passage of Decedent’s Property
7000-7001
CHAPTER 2. Jurisdiction and Courts
7050-7072
ARTICLE 1. Jurisdiction and Venue
7050-7052
ARTICLE 2. Disqualification of Judge
7060
ARTICLE 3. Transfer of Proceedings
7070-7072
CHAPTER 3. Rules of Procedure
7220-7280
ARTICLE 2. New Trials
7220
ARTICLE 3.5. Judgments and Orders
7250
ARTICLE 4. Orders and Transactions Affecting Property
7260-7263
ARTICLE 5. United States as Interested Person
7280
CHAPTER 4. Public Administrators
7600-7666
ARTICLE 1. Taking Temporary Possession or Control of Property
7600-7605
ARTICLE 2. Appointment as Personal Representative
7620-7624
ARTICLE 3. Deposit of Money of Estate
7640-7644
ARTICLE 4. Summary Disposition of Small Estates
7660-7666
PART 2. OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
8000-8577
CHAPTER 1. Commencement of Proceedings
8000-8007
CHAPTER 2. Notice of Hearing
8100-8125
ARTICLE 1. Contents
8100
ARTICLE 2. Service of Notice of Hearing
8110-8113
ARTICLE 3. Publication
8120-8125
CHAPTER 3. Probate of Will
8200-8272
ARTICLE 1. Production of Will
8200-8203
ARTICLE 2. Proof of Will
8220-8226
ARTICLE 3. Contest of Will
8250-8254
ARTICLE 4. Revocation of Probate
8270-8272
CHAPTER 4. Appointment of Personal Representative
8400-8577
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
8400-8405
ARTICLE 2. Executors
8420-8425
ARTICLE 3. Administrators With the Will Annexed
8440-8442
ARTICLE 4. Administrators
8460-8469
ARTICLE 5. Bond
8480-8488
ARTICLE 6. Removal From Office
8500-8505
ARTICLE 7. Changes in Administration
8520-8525
ARTICLE 8. Special Administrators
8540-8547
ARTICLE 9. Nonresident Personal Representative
8570-8577
PART 3. INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL
8800-8980
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
8800-8804
CHAPTER 2. Inventory
8850-8873
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
8850-8852
ARTICLE 2. Discovery of Property of Decedent
8870-8873
CHAPTER 3. Appraisal
8900-8980
ARTICLE 1. Procedure
8900-8909
ARTICLE 2. Designation and Removal of Probate Referee
8920-8924
ARTICLE 3. Time for Probate Referee Appraisal
8940-8941
ARTICLE 4. Commission and Expenses of Probate Referee
8960-8964
ARTICLE 5. Transitional Provision
8980
PART 4. CREDITOR CLAIMS
9000-9399
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
9000-9004
CHAPTER 2. Notice to Creditors
9050-9054
CHAPTER 3. Time for Filing Claims
9100-9104
CHAPTER 4. Filing of Claims
9150-9154
CHAPTER 5. Claims by Public Entities
9200-9205
CHAPTER 6. Allowance and Rejection of Claims
9250-9256
CHAPTER 7. Claims Established by Judgment
9300-9304
CHAPTER 8. Claims in Litigation
9350-9399
ARTICLE 1. Claim Where No Pending Action or Proceeding
9350-9354
ARTICLE 2. Claim Where Action or Proceeding Pending
9370
ARTICLE 3. Litigation Where No Claim Required
9390-9392
ARTICLE 4. Transitional Provision
9399
PART 5. ESTATE MANAGEMENT
9600-10382
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
9600-9645
ARTICLE 1. Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative
9600-9606
ARTICLE 2. Court Supervision
9610-9614
ARTICLE 3. Summary Determination of Disputes
9620-9621
ARTICLE 4. Joint Personal Representatives
9630-9631
ARTICLE 5. Independent Administration
9640
ARTICLE 6. Transitional Provision
9645
CHAPTER 2. Estate Management Generally
9650-9657
CHAPTER 3. Deposit of Money and Personal Property With Financial Institutions
9700-9705
CHAPTER 4. Investments and Purchase of Property
9730-9737
CHAPTER 5. Operation of Decedent’s Business
9760-9765
CHAPTER 6. Abandonment of Tangible Personal Property
9780-9788
CHAPTER 7. Borrowing, Refinancing, and Encumbering Property
9800-9807
CHAPTER 8. Actions and Proceedings by or Against Personal Representative
9820-9823
CHAPTER 9. Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations
9830-9839
CHAPTER 10. Acceptance of Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure or Trustee’s Sale; Grant of Partial Satisfaction or Partial Reconveyance
9850-9851
CHAPTER 12. Purchase of Claims or Estate Property by Personal Representative or Personal Representative’s Attorney
9880-9885
CHAPTER 13. Dedication or Conveyance to Governmental Entity; Easements and Access Rights
9900-9901
CHAPTER 14. Exchange of Property
9920-9923
CHAPTER 15. Leases
9940-9948
CHAPTER 16. Granting Option to Purchase Real Property
9960-9966
CHAPTER 17. Option to Purchase Given in Will
9980-9983
CHAPTER 18. Sales
10000-10382
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
10000-10006
ARTICLE 2. Contract With Agent, Broker, or Auctioneer
10150-10151
ARTICLE 3. Compensation of Agent, Broker, or Auctioneer
10160-10168
ARTICLE 4. Special Provisions Applicable to Particular Types of Property
10200-10207
ARTICLE 5. Sale of Personal Property
10250-10264
ARTICLE 6. Sale of Real Property
10300-10316
ARTICLE 7. Vacating Sale for Purchaser’s Default; Liability of Defaulting Purchaser for Damages
10350-10351
ARTICLE 8. Application of Sale Proceeds of Encumbered Property; Sale to Lienholder
10360-10363
ARTICLE 9. Damages and Recovery of Property
10380-10382
PART 6. INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
10400-10592
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
10400-10406
CHAPTER 2. Granting or Revoking Independent Administration Authority
10450-10454
CHAPTER 3. Administration Under Independent Administration Authority
10500-10564
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
10500-10503
ARTICLE 2. Powers Exercisable Only After Giving Notice of Proposed Action
10510-10520
ARTICLE 3. Powers the Exercise of Which Requires Giving of Notice of Proposed Action Under Some Circumstances
10530-10538
ARTICLE 4. Powers Exercisable Without Giving Notice of Proposed Action
10550-10564
CHAPTER 4. Notice of Proposed Action Procedure
10580-10592
PART 7. COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
10800-10850
CHAPTER 1. Amount of Compensation
10800-10814
ARTICLE 1. Compensation of Personal Representative
10800-10805
ARTICLE 2. Compensation of Attorney For the Personal Representative
10810-10814
CHAPTER 2. Allowance of Compensation by Court
10830-10832
CHAPTER 3. Application of Part
10850
PART 8. ACCOUNTS
10900-11052
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
10900-10902
CHAPTER 2. When Account Required
10950-10954
CHAPTER 3. Settlement of Account
11000-11005
CHAPTER 4. Compelling Account
11050-11052
PART 9. PAYMENT OF DEBTS
11400-11467
CHAPTER 1. Definitions and Preliminary Provisions
11400-11405
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
11400-11402
ARTICLE 2. Proceedings Commenced Before July 1, 1988
11405
CHAPTER 2. General Provisions
11420-11429
CHAPTER 3. Allocation of Debts Between Estate and Surviving Spouse
11440-11446
CHAPTER 4. Debts That are Contingent, Disputed, or Not Due
11460-11467
PART 10. DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE
11600-12007
CHAPTER 1. Order for Distribution
11600-11642
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
11600-11605
ARTICLE 2. Preliminary Distribution
11620-11624
ARTICLE 3. Final Distribution
11640-11642
CHAPTER 2. Determination of Persons Entitled to Distribution
11700-11705
CHAPTER 3. Distribution of Property in Estate
11750-11754
CHAPTER 4. Deceased Distributee
11801-11802
CHAPTER 5. Deposit with County Treasurer
11850-11854
CHAPTER 6. Distribution to State
11900-11904
CHAPTER 7. Partition or Allotment of Property
11950-11956
CHAPTER 8. Interest and Income Accruing During Administration
12000-12007
PART 11. CLOSING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
12200-12252
CHAPTER 1. Time for Closing Estate
12200-12206
CHAPTER 2. Discharge of Personal Representative
12250-12252
PART 12. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF MISSING PERSONS PRESUMED DEAD
12400-12408
PART 13. NONDOMICILIARY DECEDENTS
12500-12591
CHAPTER 1. Definitions
12500-12507
CHAPTER 2. Ancillary Administration
12510-12542
ARTICLE 1. Opening Ancillary Administration
12510-12513
ARTICLE 2. Probate of Nondomiciliary Decedent’s Will Admitted to Probate in Sister State or Foreign Nation
12520-12524
ARTICLE 3. Application of General Provisions
12530
ARTICLE 4. Distribution of Property to Sister State Personal Representative
12540-12542
CHAPTER 3. Collection of Personal Property of Small Estate by Sister State Personal Representative Without Ancillary Administration
12570-12573
CHAPTER 4. Jurisdiction Over Foreign Personal Representative
12590-12591