Oct 9, 2014 | FAQs, Last Will & Testament, Probate Administration
Upon receipt, the clerk shall retain and preserve the original will in its original form for at least 20 years. If the probate of a will is initiated, the original will may be maintained by the clerk with the other pleadings during the pendency of the proceedings, but...
Oct 6, 2014 | Last Will & Testament
No agreement to make a will, to give a devise, not to revoke a will, not to revoke a devise, not to make a will, or not to make a devise shall be binding or enforceable unless the agreement is in writing and signed by the agreeing party in the presence of two...
Oct 2, 2014 | Last Will & Testament
The custodian of a Will must deposit the will with the clerk of the court having venue of the estate of the decedent within 10 days after receiving information that the testator is dead. The custodian must supply the testator’s date of death or the last four digits of...
Sep 30, 2014 | FAQs, Last Will & Testament
It is a term of a Will relieving a Personal Representative of liability to a beneficiary for breach of fiduciary duty and is unenforceable to the extent that the term: (a) Relieves the Personal Representative of liability for breach of fiduciary duty committed in bad...
Sep 22, 2014 | Last Will & Testament, Probate Administration
Subject to other obligations of administration, a probated will is authority to administer and distribute the estate according to its terms. Share this...
Sep 12, 2014 | Last Will & Testament, Probate Administration
Any sale or encumbrance to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s spouse, agent, or attorney, or any corporation or trust in which the Personal Representative has a substantial beneficial interest, or any transaction that is affected by a...