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TITLE 30A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE
560. Uniform Probate Code
ARTICLE IGENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND
PROBATE JURISDICTION OF COURTARTICLE I OLD
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND
PROBATE JURISDICTION OF COURT
- 560:1-101 to 560:1-403 REPEALED.
- 560:1-102 Purposes; rule of construction.
- 560:1-103 Supplementary general principles of law applicable.
- 560:1-104 Severability.
- 560:1-105 Construction against implied repeal.
- 560:1-106 Effect of fraud and evasion.
- 560:1-107 Evidence of death or status.
- 560:1-108 Acts by holder of general power.
- 560:1-301 Territorial application.
- 560:1-302 Subject matter jurisdiction.
- 560:1-303 Venue; multiple proceedings; transfer.
- 560:1-304 Practice in court.
- 560:1-305 Records and certified copies.
- 560:1-306 Jury trial.
- 560:1-307 Registrar; powers.
- 560:1-308 Appeals.
- 560:1-309 Reserved.
- 560:1-310 Oath or affirmation on filed documents.
- 560:1-311 Documents sealed upon filing.
LITIGATION AND OTHER MATTERS
- 560:1-401 Notice; method and time of giving.
- 560:1-402 Notice; waiver.
- 560:1-403 Pleadings; when parties bound by others; notice.
INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS
- 560:2-101 to 560:2-902 REPEALED.
- 560:2-102 Share of spouse or reciprocal beneficiary.
- 560:2-103 Share of heirs other than surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary.
- 560:2-104 Requirement that heir survive decedent for one hundred twenty hours.
- 560:2-105 No taker.
- 560:2-105.5 Escheat of kuleana lands.
- 560:2-106 Representation.
- 560:2-107 Kindred of half blood.
- 560:2-108 Afterborn heirs.
- 560:2-109 Advancements.
- 560:2-110 Debts to decedent.
- 560:2-111 Alienage.
- 560:2-112 Dower and curtesy abolished.
- 560:2-113 Individuals related to decedent through two lines.
- 560:2-114 Parent and child relationship.
- 560:2-201 Definitions.
- 560:2-202 Elective share.
- 560:2-203 Composition of the augmented estate.
- 560:2-204 Decedent's net probate estate.
- 560:2-205 Decedent's nonprobate transfers to others.
- 560:2-206 Decedent's nonprobate transfers to the surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary.
- 560:2-207 Surviving spouse's or reciprocal beneficiary's property and nonprobate transfers to others.
- 560:2-208 Exclusions, valuation, and overlapping application.
- 560:2-209 Sources from which elective share payable.
- 560:2-210 Personal liability of recipients.
- 560:2-211 Proceeding for elective share; time limit.
- 560:2-212 Right of election personal to surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary; incapacitated surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary.
- 560:2-213 Waiver of right to elect and of other rights.
- 560:2-214 Protection of payors and other third parties.
- 560:2-301 Entitlement of spouse or reciprocal beneficiary; premarital will.
- 560:2-302 Omitted children.
- 560:2-401 Applicable law.
- 560:2-402 Homestead allowance.
- 560:2-403 Exempt property.
- 560:2-404 Family allowance.
- 560:2-405 Source, determination, and documentation.
- 560:2-501 Who may make will.
- 560:2-502 Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills.
- 560:2-503 Writings intended as wills, etc.
- 560:2-504 Self-proved will.
- 560:2-505 Who may witness.
- 560:2-506 Choice of law as to execution.
- 560:2-507 Revocation by writing or by act.
- 560:2-508 Revocation by change of circumstances.
- 560:2-509 Revival of revoked will.
- 560:2-510 Incorporation by reference.
- 560:2-511 Testamentary additions to trusts.
- 560:2-512 Events of independent significance.
- 560:2-513 Separate writing identifying devise of certain types of tangible personal property.
- 560:2-514 Contracts concerning succession.
- 560:2-515 Reserved.
- 560:2-516 Duty of custodian of will; liability.
- 560:2-517 Penalty clause for contest.
- 560:2-601 Scope.
- 560:2-602 Will may pass all property and after-acquired property.
- 560:2-603 Antilapse; deceased devisee; class gifts.
- 560:2-604 Failure of testamentary provision.
- 560:2-605 Increase in securities; accessions.
- 560:2-606 Nonademption of specific devises; unpaid proceeds of sale, condemnation, or insurance; sale by conservator or agent.
- 560:2-607 Nonexoneration.
- 560:2-608 Exercise of power of appointment.
- 560:2-609 Ademption by satisfaction.
AND OTHER GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS
- 560:2-701 Scope.
- 560:2-702 Requirement of survival by one hundred twenty hours.
- 560:2-703 Choice of law as to meaning and effect of governing instrument.
- 560:2-704 Power of appointment; meaning of specific reference requirement.
- 560:2-705 Class gifts construed to accord with intestate succession.
- 560:2-706 Life insurance; retirement plan; transfer-on-death registration; deceased beneficiary.
- 560:2-707 Survivorship with respect to future interests under terms of trust; substitute takers.
- 560:2-708 Class gifts to "descendants", "issue", or "heirs of the body"; form of distribution if none specified.
- 560:2-709 Representation; per capita at each generation; per stirpes.
- 560:2-710 Worthier-title doctrine abolished.
- 560:2-711 Interest in "heirs" and like.
CONCERNING PROBATE AND NONPROBATE TRANSFERS
- 560:2-801 REPEALED.
- 560:2-802 Effect of divorce, annulment, decree of separation, and termination of reciprocal beneficiary relationship.
- 560:2-803 Effect of homicide on intestate succession, wills, trusts, joint assets, life insurance, and beneficiary designations.
- 560:2-804 Revocation of probate and nonprobate transfers by divorce or termination of reciprocal beneficiary relationship; no revocation by other changes of circumstances.
PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION
- 560:3-101 to 560:3-1215 REPEALED.
- 560:3-102 Necessity of order of probate for will.
- 560:3-103 Necessity of appointment for administration.
- 560:3-104 Claims against decedent; necessity of administration.
- 560:3-105 Proceedings affecting devolution and administration; jurisdiction of subject matter.
- 560:3-106 Proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons.
- 560:3-107 Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception.
- 560:3-108 Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit.
- 560:3-109 Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action.
PRIORITY TO ADMINISTER; DEMAND FOR NOTICE
- 560:3-201 Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property.
- 560:3-202 Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state.
- 560:3-203 Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
- 560:3-204 Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.
- 560:3-301 Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents.
- 560:3-302 Informal probate; duty of registrar; effect of informal probate.
- 560:3-303 Informal probate; proof and findings required.
- 560:3-304 Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases.
- 560:3-305 Informal probate; registrar not satisfied.
- 560:3-306 Informal probate; notice requirements.
- 560:3-307 Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of registrar; effect of appointment.
- 560:3-308 Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required.
- 560:3-309 Informal appointment proceedings; registrar not satisfied.
- 560:3-310 Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements.
- 560:3-311 Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.
- 560:3-312 to 560:3-322 Reserved.
- 560:3-401 Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced.
- 560:3-402 Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents.
- 560:3-403 Formal testacy proceedings; notice of hearing on petition.
- 560:3-404 Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate.
- 560:3-405 Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof.
- 560:3-406 Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses.
- 560:3-407 Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases.
- 560:3-408 Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
- 560:3-409 Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will.
- 560:3-410 Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument.
- 560:3-411 Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy.
- 560:3-412 Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation.
- 560:3-413 Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause.
- 560:3-414 Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.
- 560:3-501 Supervised administration; nature of proceeding.
- 560:3-502 Supervised administration; petition; order.
- 560:3-503 Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings.
- 560:3-504 Supervised administration; powers of personal representative.
- 560:3-505 Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders.
AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY
- 560:3-601 Qualification.
- 560:3-602 Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction.
- 560:3-603 Bond not required without court order, exceptions.
- 560:3-604 Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction.
- 560:3-605 Demand for bond by interested person.
- 560:3-606 Terms and conditions of bonds.
- 560:3-607 Order restraining personal representative.
- 560:3-608 Termination of appointment; general.
- 560:3-609 Termination of appointment; death or disability.
- 560:3-610 Termination of appointment; voluntary.
- 560:3-611 Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure.
- 560:3-612 Termination of appointment; change of testacy status.
- 560:3-613 Successor personal representative.
- 560:3-614 Special administrator; appointment.
- 560:3-615 Special administrator; who may be appointed.
- 560:3-616 Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties.
- 560:3-617 Special administrator; formal proceedings; power and duties.
- 560:3-618 Termination of appointment; special administrator.
- 560:3-701 Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- 560:3-702 Priority among different letters.
- 560:3-703 General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue.
- 560:3-704 Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception.
- 560:3-705 Duty of personal representative; information to heirs and devisees.
- 560:3-706 Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement.
- 560:3-707 Employment of appraisers.
- 560:3-708 Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory.
- 560:3-709 Duty of personal representative; possession of estate.
- 560:3-710 Power to avoid transfers.
- 560:3-711 Powers of personal representatives; in general.
- 560:3-712 Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty.
- 560:3-713 Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions.
- 560:3-714 Persons dealing with personal representative; protection.
- 560:3-715 Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions.
- 560:3-716 Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- 560:3-717 Co-representatives; when joint action required.
- 560:3-718 Powers of surviving personal representative.
- 560:3-719 Compensation of personal representative.
- 560:3-720 Expenses in estate litigation.
- 560:3-721 Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate.
- 560:3-801 Notice to creditors.
- 560:3-802 Statutes of limitations.
- 560:3-803 Limitations on presentation of claims.
- 560:3-804 Manner of presentation of claims.
- 560:3-805 Classification of claims.
- 560:3-806 Allowance of claims.
- 560:3-807 Payment of claims.
- 560:3-808 Individual liability of personal representative.
- 560:3-809 Secured claims.
- 560:3-810 Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
- 560:3-811 Counterclaims.
- 560:3-812 Execution and levies prohibited.
- 560:3-813 Compromise of claims.
- 560:3-814 Encumbered assets.
- 560:3-815 Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative.
- 560:3-816 Final distribution to domiciliary representative.
- 560:3-901 Successors' rights if no administration.
- 560:3-902 Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement.
- 560:3-903 Right of retainer.
- 560:3-904 Interest on general pecuniary devise.
- 560:3-905 Penalty clause for contest.
- 560:3-906 Distribution in kind; valuation; method.
- 560:3-907 Distribution in kind; evidence.
- 560:3-908 Distribution; right or title of distributee.
- 560:3-909 Improper distribution; liability of distributee.
- 560:3-910 Purchasers from distributees protected.
- 560:3-911 Partition for purpose of distribution.
- 560:3-912 Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
- 560:3-913 Distributions to trustee.
- 560:3-914 Disposition of unclaimed assets.
- 560:3-915 Distribution to person under disability.
- 560:3-916 Apportionment of estate taxes.
- 560:3-1001 Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection.
- 560:3-1002 Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy.
- 560:3-1003 Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative.
- 560:3-1004 Liability of distributees to claimants.
- 560:3-1005 Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
- 560:3-1006 Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
- 560:3-1007 Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.
- 560:3-1008 Subsequent administration.
- 560:3-1101 Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons.
- 560:3-1102 Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.
SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR SMALL ESTATES
- 560:3-1201 Collection of personal property by affidavit.
- 560:3-1202 Effect of affidavit.
- 560:3-1203 Small estates; summary administration procedure.
- 560:3-1204 Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative.
- 560:3-1205 Estates of $100,000 or less; clerk of court to administer.
- 560:3-1206 Publication by clerk of appointment as personal representative; notice to creditors, heirs, etc.
- 560:3-1207 Presentation of claims of creditors.
- 560:3-1208 Claims barred when.
- 560:3-1209 Duties of clerk and distribution.
- 560:3-1210 Undistributed proceeds or balances, disposition.
- 560:3-1211 Exemption from costs.
- 560:3-1212 Estates of persons leaving no known relatives.
- 560:3-1213 Reserved.
- 560:3-1214 Annual audit of accounts of clerk.
- 560:3-1215 Prohibition on the private practice of law by attorneys for small estates.
FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES;
ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATIONPART 2. POWERS OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
- 560:4-201 Payment of debt and delivery of property to domiciliary foreign personal representative without local administration.
- 560:4-202 Payment or delivery discharges.
- 560:4-203 Resident creditor notice.
- 560:4-204 Proof of authority-bond.
- 560:4-205 Powers.
- 560:4-206 Power of representatives in transition.
- 560:4-207 Ancillary and other local administrations; provisions governing.
- 560:4-301 Jurisdiction by act of foreign personal representative.
- 560:4-302 Jurisdiction by act of decedent.
- 560:4-303 Service on foreign personal representative.
GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGSARTICLE V OLD
PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND
THEIR PROPERTY--REPEALED
PART 1. OLD GENERAL PROVISIONS--REPEALED
- 560:5-101 to 560:5-105 REPEALED.
- 560:5-102 Definitions.
- 560:5-103 Reserved.
- 560:5-104 Facility of transfer
- 560:5-105 Delegation of power by parent or guardian.
- 560:5-106 Subject matter jurisdiction.
- 560:5-107 Transfer of jurisdiction.
- 560:5-108 Venue.
- 560:5-109 Practice in court.
- 560:5-110 Letters of office.
- 560:5-111 Effect of acceptance of appointment.
- 560:5-112 Termination of or change in guardian's or conservator's appointment.
- 560:5-113 Notice.
- 560:5-114 Waiver of notice.
- 560:5-115 Guardian ad litem.
- 560:5-116 Request for notice; interested persons.
- 560:5-117 Multiple appointments or nominations.
- 560:5-201 to 560:5-212 REPEALED.
- 560:5-202 Parental appointment of guardian.
- 560:5-203 Objection by minor or others to parental appointment.
- 560:5-204 Judicial appointment of guardian; conditions for appointment.
- 560:5-205 Judicial appointment of guardian; procedure.
- 560:5-206 Judicial appointment of guardian; priority of minor's nominee; limited guardianship.
- 560:5-207 Duties of guardian.
- 560:5-208 Powers of guardian.
- 560:5-209 Rights and immunities of guardian.
- 560:5-210 Termination of guardianship; other proceedings after appointment.
INCAPACITATED PERSONS--REPEALED
- 560:5-301 to 560:5-313 REPEALED.
- 560:5-302 Appointment of guardian by will or other writing.
- 560:5-303 Appointment of guardian by will or other writing; effectiveness; acceptance; confirmation.
- 560:5-304 Judicial appointment of guardian; petition.
- 560:5-305 Judicial appointment of guardian; preliminaries to hearing.
- 560:5-306 Judicial appointment of guardian; professional evaluation.
- 560:5-307 Confidentiality of records.
- 560:5-308 Judicial appointment of guardian; presence and rights at hearing.
- 560:5-309 Notice.
- 560:5-310 Who may be guardian; priorities.
- 560:5-311 Findings; order of appointment.
- 560:5-312 Emergency guardian.
- 560:5-313 Temporary substitute guardian.
- 560:5-314 Duties of guardian
- 560:5-315 Powers of guardian.
- 560:5-316 Rights and immunities of guardian; limitations.
- 560:5-317 Reports; monitoring of guardianship.
- 560:5-318 Termination or modification of guardianship.
PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND MINORS--REPEALED
- 560:5-401 to 560:5-432 REPEALED.
- 560:5-402 Jurisdiction over business affairs of protected person.
- 560:5-403 Original petition for appointment or protective order.
- 560:5-404 Notice.
- 560:5-405 Original petition; minors; preliminaries to hearing
- 560:5-406 Original petition; preliminaries to hearing.
- 560:5-407 Confidentiality of records.
- 560:5-408 Original petition; procedure at hearing.
- 560:5-409 Original petition; orders.
- 560:5-410 Powers of court
- 560:5-411 Required court approval.
- 560:5-412 Protective arrangements and single transactions.
- 560:5-413 Who may be conservator; priorities.
- 560:5-414 Petition for order subsequent to appointment.
- 560:5-415 Bond.
- 560:5-416 Terms and requirements of bond.
- 560:5-417 Compensation and expenses.
- 560:5-418 General duties of conservator
- 560:5-419 Inventory; records.
- 560:5-420 Reports; appointment of kokua kanawai.
- 560:5-421 Title by appointment.
- 560:5-422 Protected person's interest inalienable.
- 560:5-423 Sale, encumbrance, or other transaction involving conflict of interest.
- 560:5-424 Protection of person dealing with conservator.
- 560:5-425 Powers of conservator in administration
- 560:5-426 Delegation.
- 560:5-427 Principles of distribution by conservator.
- 560:5-428 Death of protected person
- 560:5-429 Presentation and allowance of claims.
- 560:5-430 Personal liability of conservator.
- 560:5-431 Termination of proceedings.
- 560:5-432 Payment of debt and delivery of property to foreign conservator without local proceeding.
- 560:5-433 Foreign conservator; proof of authority; bond; powers.
- 560:5-601 Definitions.
- 560:5-602 Sterilization of wards.
- 560:5-603 Initiation of proceeding.
- 560:5-604 Appointment of guardian ad litem.
- 560:5-605 Notice.
- 560:5-606 REPEALED.
- 560:5-606.5 Reproductive rights advisory list.
- 560:5-607 Hearing.
- 560:5-608 Criteria.
- 560:5-609 Appeals.
- 560:5-610 REPEALED.
- 560:5-611 Confidentiality of and access to records.
- 560:5-612 No liability arising from sterilization; exception.
NONPROBATE TRANSFERS
- 560:6-101 Definitions.
- 560:6-102 Ownership as between parties, and others; protection of financial institutions.
- 560:6-103 Ownership during lifetime.
- 560:6-104 Right of survivorship.
- 560:6-105 Effect of written notice to financial institution.
- 560:6-106 Accounts and transfers nontestamentary.
- 560:6-107 Rights against multiple-party accounts.
- 560:6-108 Financial institution protection; payment on signature of one party.
- 560:6-109 Financial institution protection; payment after death or disability; joint account.
- 560:6-110 Financial institution protection; payment of payable-on-death account.
- 560:6-111 Financial institution protection; payment of trust account.
- 560:6-112 Financial institution protection; discharge.
- 560:6-113 Financial institution protection; set-off.
TRUST ADMINISTRATION
- 560:7-101 Duty to register trusts.
- 560:7-102 Registration procedures.
- 560:7-103 Effect of registration.
- 560:7-104 Effect of failure to register.
- 560:7-105 Reserved.
- 560:7-106 Release of registration.
- 560:7-201 Court; jurisdiction of trusts.
- 560:7-202 Trust proceedings; venue.
- 560:7-203 Trust proceedings; dismissal of matters relating to foreign trusts.
- 560:7-204 Court; concurrent jurisdiction of litigation involving trusts and third parties.
- 560:7-205 Proceedings for review of employment of agents and review of compensation of trustee and employees of trust.
- 560:7-206 Trust proceedings; initiation by notice; necessary parties.
- 560:7-301 General duties not limited.
- 560:7-302 Trustee's standard of care and performance; standards for trustee actions under an advisor's authority.
- 560:7-303 Duty to inform and account to beneficiaries.
- 560:7-304 Duty to provide bond.
- 560:7-305 Trustee's duties; appropriate place of administration; deviation.
- 560:7-306 Personal liability of trustee to third parties.
- 560:7-307 Limitations on proceedings against trustees after final account.
EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEALER
PART 1. EFFECT OF ACT 200, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1976
- 560:8-101 Time of taking effect; provisions for transition.
- 560:8-102 Specific repealer and amendments.
Cross References
Effect and transition of L 1996, c 288 amendments, see 560:8-201.
Uniform transfer-on-death (TOD) security registration act, see chapter 539.
Rules of Court
See Hawaii Probate Rules.
Applicability of Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, see HRCP rule 81(a)(1), (c), (f), (g), (h).
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