Persons not qualified to receive letters testamentary or of administration.

§ 1508. Persons not qualified to receive letters testamentary or of administration. Letters testamentary, or of administration, may not be granted to a minor or to a person who is mentally incapacitated. Letters testamentary, or of administration, may not be granted to a person convicted of a crime disqualifying the person from taking an oath, unless an exception is granted by the Register of Wills. An exception may be granted by the Register of Wills if good cause is shown. In granting the exception, the Register may require the petitioner to retain an attorney admitted to practice before the Delaware Supreme Court for the entirety of the administration of the estate.Code 1852, § 1783; Code 1915, § 3345; Code 1935, § 3810; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 1508; 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 85 Del. Laws, c. 529, § 1;