Title 14 — Trusts, Estates and Protective Proceedings

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Local administration" means administration by a personal representative appointed in this state pursuant to appointment proceedings described in chapter 3. 2. "Local personal representative" includes any personal represe…

At any time after the expiration of sixty days from the death of a nonresident decedent, any person indebted to the estate of the nonresident decedent or having possession or control of personal property, or of an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock or chose in action…

Payment or delivery made in good faith on the basis of the proof of authority and affidavit releases the debtor or person having possession of the personal property to the same extent as if payment or delivery had been made to a local personal representative.

Payment or delivery under section 14-4201 may not be made if a resident creditor of the nonresident decedent has notified the debtor of the nonresident decedent or the person having possession of the personal property belonging to the nonresident decedent that the debt should not…

If local administration, application or petition is not pending in this state, a domiciliary foreign personal representative may file with a court in this state in a county in which property belonging to the decedent is located certified copies of the appointment and of any offic…

A domiciliary foreign personal representative who has complied with section 14-4204 may exercise as to assets in this state all powers of a local personal representative and may maintain actions and proceedings in this state subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident part…

The power of a domiciliary foreign personal representative under section 14-4201 or section 14-4205 shall be exercised only if there is no administration or application therefor pending in this state. An application or petition for local administration of the estate terminates th…

In respect to a nonresident decedent, the provisions of chapter 3 of this title govern both: 1. Proceedings, if any, in a court of this state for probate of the will, appointment, removal, supervision and discharge of the local personal representative, and any other order concern…

A. A foreign personal representative submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, in any proceeding relating to the estate, by any of the following: 1. Filing certified copies of appointment as provided in section 14-4204. 2. Receiving payment of money or t…

In addition to jurisdiction conferred by section 14-4301, a foreign personal representative is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to the same extent that his decedent was subject to jurisdiction immediately prior to death.

A. Service of process may be made upon the foreign personal representative by registered or certified mail, addressed to his last reasonably ascertainable address, requesting a return receipt signed by addressee only. Notice by ordinary first class mail is sufficient if registere…

An adjudication rendered in any jurisdiction in favor of or against any personal representative of the estate is as binding on the local personal representative as if he were a party to the adjudication.