ARTICLE III. PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION  


SECTION 3-101. Devolution of estate at death; restrictions
SECTION 3-102. Necessity of order of probate for will
SECTION 3-103. Necessity of appointment for administration
SECTION 3-104. Claims against decedent; necessity of administration
SECTION 3-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration
SECTION 3-106. Proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons
SECTION 3-107. Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception
SECTION 3-108. Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit
SECTION 3-109. Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action
SECTION 3-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property
SECTION 3-202. Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state
SECTION 3-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative
SECTION 3-204. Reserved
SECTION 3-205. Judge or register as personal representative
SECTION 3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings; petition; contents
SECTION 3-302. Informal probate; duty of magistrate; effect of informal probate
SECTION 3-303. Informal probate; proof and findings required
SECTION 3-304. Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases
SECTION 3-305. Informal probate; magistrate not satisfied
SECTION 3-306. Informal probate; notice requirements
SECTION 3-307. Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of magistrate; effect of appointment
SECTION 3-308. Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required
SECTION 3-309. Informal appointment proceedings; magistrate not satisfied
SECTION 3-310. Reserved
SECTION 3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases
SECTION 3-401. Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced
SECTION 3-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents
SECTION 3-403. Formal testacy proceedings; notice of hearing on petition
SECTION 3-404. Reserved
SECTION 3-405. Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof
SECTION 3-406. Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses
SECTION 3-407. Reserved
SECTION 3-408. Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction
SECTION 3-409. Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will
SECTION 3-410. Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument
SECTION 3-411. Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy
SECTION 3-412. Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation
SECTION 3-413. Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause
SECTION 3-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative
SECTION 3-501. Supervised administration; nature of proceeding
SECTION 3-502. Supervised administration; petition; order
SECTION 3-503. Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings
SECTION 3-504. Supervised administration; powers of personal representative
SECTION 3-505. Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders
SECTION 3-601. Qualification
SECTION 3-602. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction
SECTION 3-603. Bond without sureties
SECTION 3-604. Bond with sureties; procedure; reduction
SECTION 3-605. Demand for sureties by interested person
SECTION 3-606. Terms and conditions of bonds
SECTION 3-607. Order restraining personal representative
SECTION 3-608. Termination of appointment; general
SECTION 3-609. Termination of appointment; death or disability
SECTION 3-610. Resignation by personal representative
SECTION 3-611. Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure
SECTION 3-612. Termination of appointment; change of testacy status
SECTION 3-613. Successor personal representative
SECTION 3-614. Special representative; appointment
SECTION 3-615. Special representative; who may be appointed
SECTION 3-616. Reserved
SECTION 3-617. Special representative; formal proceedings; power and duties
SECTION 3-618. Termination of appointment; special representative
SECTION 3-701. Time of accrual of duties and powers
SECTION 3-702. Priority among different letters
SECTION 3-703. General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue
SECTION 3-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception
SECTION 3-705. Reserved
SECTION 3-706. Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement
SECTION 3-707. Employment of appraisers
SECTION 3-708. Reserved
SECTION 3-709. Duty of personal representative; possession of estate
SECTION 3-710. Power to avoid transfers
SECTION 3-711. Reserved
SECTION 3-712. Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty
SECTION 3-713. Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions
SECTION 3-714. Persons dealing with personal representative; protection
SECTION 3-715. Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions
SECTION 3-716. Powers and duties of successor personal representative
SECTION 3-717. Co-representatives; when joint action required
SECTION 3-718. Powers of surviving personal representative
SECTION 3-719. Compensation of personal representative
SECTION 3-720. Expenses in estate litigation
SECTION 3-721. Reserved
SECTION 3-801. Reserved
SECTION 3-802. Statute of limitations
SECTION 3-803. Limitations on presentation of claims
SECTION 3-804. Manner of commencement of claims
SECTION 3-805. Classification of claims
SECTION 3-806. Allowance of claims
SECTION 3-807. Payment of claims
SECTION 3-808. Individual liability of personal representative
SECTION 3-809. Secured claims
SECTION 3-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims
SECTION 3-811. Counterclaims
SECTION 3-812. Execution and levies prohibited
SECTION 3-813. Compromise of claims
SECTION 3-814. Encumbered assets
SECTION 3-815. Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative
SECTION 3-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representative
SECTION 3-901. Successors' rights if no administration
SECTION 3-902. Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement
SECTION 3-903. Right of retainer
SECTION 3-904. Interest on general pecuniary devise
SECTION 3-905. Reserved
SECTION 3-906. Distribution in kind; valuation; method
SECTION 3-907. Distribution in kind; evidence
SECTION 3-908. Distribution; right or title of distributee
SECTION 3-909. Improper distribution; liability of distributee
SECTION 3-910, 3-911. Reserved
SECTION 3-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative
SECTION 3-913. Distributions to trustee
SECTION 3-914. Disposition of unclaimed assets
SECTION 3-915. Distribution to person under disability
SECTION 3-916. Apportionment of estate taxes
SECTION 3-917. Partial distribution
SECTION 3-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection
SECTION 3-1002. Reserved
SECTION 3-1003. Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative
SECTION 3-1004. Liability of distributees to claimants
SECTION 3-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representative
SECTION 3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees
SECTION 3-1007, 3-1008. Reserved
SECTION 3-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons
SECTION 3-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromise
SECTION 3-1103. Non-resident beneficiaries; payment of trust fund to foreign trustee
SECTION 3-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavit
SECTION 3-1202. Effect of affidavit
SECTION 3-1203. Small estates; summary administration procedure
SECTION 3-1204. Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative