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Probate Procedures Manual
Probate Procedures Manual
Probate Procedures Manual
Preface
Numerical Index of Probate Forms
Table of Contents
Statutory Cross Reference
Index
Appendix
Section 1 - References and Definitions
(Revised July 2021)
Section 2 - Court Administration
(Revised July 2021)
Section 3 - Attorneys
(Revised July 2021)
Section 4 - Court Dockets
(Revised November 2025)
Section 5 - Court Costs: Determination and Payment
(Revised July 2021)
Section 6 - Forms, Contents, Execution and Filing Pleadings and Other Documents
(Revised July 2025)
Section 7 - Adversary Proceedings
(Revised August
2021)
Section 8 - Refusals, Small Estates and Other Short Form Proceedings
(Revised August 2021)
Section 9 - Wills
(Revised December 2025)
Section 10 - Application for Letters Supervised Administration
(Revised September 2021)
Section 11 - Application for Letters Independent Administration
(Revised September 2021)
Section 12 - Bonds in Decedent Estates: Supervised Administration
(Revised September 2021)
Section 13 - Bonds in Decedent Estates: Independent Administration
(Revised September 2021)
Section 14 - Inventory Supervised Administration
(
Revised January 2023)
Section 15 - Inventory Independent Administration
(Revised April 2022)
Section 16 - Exempt Property, Family Allowance and Homestead Allowance: Supervised Administration
(Revised April 2022)
Section 17 - Exempt Property, Family Allowance and Homestead Allowance: Independent Administration
(Revised April 2022)
Section 18 - Compensation Supervised Administration
(Revised May 2022)
Section 19 - Compensation Independent Administration
(Revised May 2022)
Section 20 - Real and Personal Property: Supervised Administration
(Revised April 2022)
Section 21 - Real and Personal Property: Independent Administration
(Revised April 2022)
Section 22 - Settlement Supervised Administration
(Revised May 2022)
Section 23 - Settlement or Statement of Account: Independent Administration
(Revised May 2022)
Section 24 - Distribution and Discharge: Supervised Administration
(Revised June 2022)
Section 25 - Distribution and Discharge: Independent Administration
(Revised June 2022)
Section 26 - Forms Closing Supervised Administration
(Revised February 2023)
Section 27 - Forms Closing Independent Administration
(Revised June 2022)
Section 28 - Claims Decedent's Estates Supervised and Independent Administration
(Revised December 2025)
Section 29 - Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings
(Revised December 2025)
Section 30 - Bonds Conservatorship Estates
(Revised December 2025)
Section 31 - Inventory Conservatorship Estates
(Revised December 2025)
Section 32 - Compensation Guardianship and Conservatorship Estates
(Revised December 2025)
Section 33 - Claims Conservatorship Estates
(Revised December 2025)
Section 34 - Real and Personal Property Conservatorship Estates
(Revised December 2025)
Section 35 - Settlement Conservatorship Estates
(Revised December 2025)
Section 36 - Distribution and Discharge Conservatorship Estates
(Revised December 2025)
Section 37 - Forms Final Settlement or Closing in Conservatorship Estates
(Revised December 2025)
Section 38 - Minor's Estates Miscellaneous Provisions
(Revised December 2025)
Section 39 - Involuntary Civil Commitments Mental Health and Substance Abuse Proceedings
(Revised December 2025)
Section 40 - Transfers to Minors and Personal Custodian Law
(Revised December 2025)
Section 41 - Trusts
(Revised December 2025)
Section 42 - Durable Power of Attorney
(Revised December 2025)
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