Title 15, Estates and Probate

(a) The receipt of the affiant or affiants referred to in Sections 3101 and 3103 of this Title shall constitute sufficient acquittance for the payment of money or delivery of property made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3101 and 3103 of this Title and shall fully discharge…

For the purposes of this Article, any property or interest therein or lien thereon which, at the time of the decedent’s death, was held by the decedent as joint tenant, or in which the decedent had a life estate or other estate terminable upon the decedent’s death, shall be exclu…

ARTICLE 2 SETTING ASIDE ESTATES NOT EXCEEDING $112,500.00

($112,500); Authority to Set Aside. If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse or minor child or minor children, and the net value of the whole estate, over and above all liens and encumbrances at the date of death and over and above the value COL 2025-08-27 of any homestead inter…

($112,500): Petition; Allegations; Time; Verification; Contents. Allegations showing that this Article is applicable, together with a prayer that the estate be set aside as provided in this Article, may be presented without filing a petition for letters testamentary, letters of a…

($112,500): Notice of Hearing; Proceedings Included in Petition for Letters. If the allegations and prayer as provided in § 3111 of this Title are included in the petition for letters testamentary, letters of administration with the will annexed or letters of administration, the …

($112,500): Notice of Hearing; Proceedings Under Separate Petition. (a) If a separate petition is filed under the provisions of § 3111 of this Title without there having been any other petition filed, there shall be no notice of any type other than as prescribed in this subsectio…

($112,500): Inventory and Appraisement; Filing. Upon the filing of any petition provided for in this Article, the personal representative shall, within such time as the Superior Court shall allow, cause an inventory and appraisement of the decedent’s estate to be made and filed i…

($112,500): Decree Assigning Estate to Surviving Spouse, Child or Children; Title to Property; Restriction on Right. If, upon the hearing of any petition provided for in this Article, the Superior Court finds that the net value of the estate over and above all liens and encumbran…

($112,500): Personal Liability for Unsecured Debts of Decedent; Duration. A surviving spouse or a minor child or children in whom title has vested pursuant to the provisions of § 3119 of this Title shall be personally liable for the unsecured debts of the decedent. The personal l…

($112,500): Denial of Assignment; Grounds; Effect. If the Superior Court finds that the net value of the estate exceeds One Hundred Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($112,500), or that there is neither a surviving spouse nor a minor child, it shall act upon the petition for l…

($112,500): Exclusion of Joint Tenancy, Life Estate, or Other Estate Terminable at Death. For the purposes of this Article, any property or interest therein or lien thereon which, at the time of the decedent’s death, was held by the decedent as joint tenant, or in which the deced…