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2005 Minnesota Chapter 524 — Uniform probate code
- Repealed, Renumbered, etc. Sections within Chapter 524
- 524.1-101 — Citation and numbering system.
- 524.1-102 — Purposes; rule of construction.
- 524.1-103 — Supplementary general principles of law applicable.
- 524.1-104 — Severability.
- 524.1-105 — Repealed, 1975 c 347 s 144
- 524.1-106 — Effect of fraud and evasion.
- 524.1-107 — Evidence as to death or status.
- 524.1-108 — Acts by holder of general power.
- 524.1-201 — General definitions.
- 524.1-301 — Territorial application.
- 524.1-302 — Subject matter jurisdiction.
- 524.1-303 — Venue; multiple proceedings; transfer.
- 524.1-304 — Practice in court.
- 524.1-305 — Repealed, 1975 c 347 s 144
- 524.1-306 — Jury trial.
- 524.1-307 — Registrar; powers.
- 524.1-310 — Verification of filed documents.
- 524.1-401 — Notice; method and time of giving.
- 524.1-402 — Notice; waiver.
- 524.1-403 — Pleadings; when parties bound by others; notice.
- 524.1-404 — Notice to charitable beneficiaries.
- 524.2-101 — Intestate estate.
- 524.2-102 — Share of the spouse.
- 524.2-103 — Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.
- 524.2-104 — Requirement that heir survive decedent for 120 hours.
- 524.2-105 — No taker.
- 524.2-106 — Representation.
- 524.2-107 — Degree of kindred and kindred of half blood.
- 524.2-108 — After-born heirs.
- 524.2-109 — Advancements.
- 524.2-110 — Debts to decedent.
- 524.2-111 — Alienage.
- 524.2-112 — Repealed, 1994 c 472 s 64
- 524.2-113 — Individuals related to decedent through two lines.
- 524.2-114 — Meaning of child and related terms.
- 524.2-115 — Instruments referencing intestacy laws.
- 524.2-201 — Definitions.
- 524.2-202 — Elective share.
- 524.2-203 — Composition of the augmented estate.
- 524.2-204 — Decedent's net probate estate.
- 524.2-205 — Decedent's nonprobate transfers to others.
- 524.2-206 — Decedent's nonprobate transfers to the surviving spouse.
- 524.2-207 — Surviving spouse's property and nonprobate transfers to others.
- 524.2-208 — Exclusions, valuation, and overlapping application.
- 524.2-209 — Sources from which elective share payable.
- 524.2-210 — Personal liability of recipients.
- 524.2-211 — Proceeding for elective share; time limit.
- 524.2-212 — Right of election personal to surviving spouse.
- 524.2-213 — Waiver of right to elect and of other rights.
- 524.2-214 — Protection of payors and other third parties.
- 524.2-215 — Surviving spouse receiving medical assistance.
- 524.2-301 — Entitlement of spouse; premarital will.
- 524.2-302 — Omitted children.
- 524.2-401 — Applicable law.
- 524.2-402 — Descent of homestead.
- 524.2-403 — Exempt property.
- 524.2-404 — Family allowance.
- 524.2-405 — Source, determination, and documentation.
- 524.2-501 — Who may make a will.
- 524.2-502 — Execution; witnessed wills.
- 524.2-504 — Self-proved will.
- 524.2-505 — Who may witness.
- 524.2-506 — Choice of law as to execution.
- 524.2-507 — Revocation by writing or by act.
- 524.2-508 — Revocation by changes of circumstances.
- 524.2-509 — Revival of revoked will.
- 524.2-510 — Incorporation by reference.
- 524.2-511 — Testamentary additions to trusts.
- 524.2-512 — Events of independent significance.
- 524.2-513 — Separate writing identifying bequest of tangible property.
- 524.2-514 — Contracts concerning succession.
- 524.2-515 — Deposit of will with court in testator's lifetime.
- 524.2-516 — Duty of custodian of will; liability.
- 524.2-517 — Penalty clause for contest.
- 524.2-601 — Scope.
- 524.2-602 — Will may pass all property and after-acquired property.
- 524.2-603 — Antilapse; deceased devisee; class gifts; words of survivorship.
- 524.2-604 — Failure of testamentary provision.
- 524.2-605 — Increase in securities; accessions.
- 524.2-606 — Nonademption of specific devises; unpaid proceeds of sale, condemnation, or insurance; sale by conservator or guardian.
- 524.2-607 — Nonexoneration.
- 524.2-608 — Exercise of power of appointment.
- 524.2-609 — Ademption by satisfaction.
- 524.2-610 — Repealed, 1994 c 472 s 64
- 524.2-612 — Repealed, 1994 c 472 s 64
- 524.2-701 — Scope.
- 524.2-702 — Requirement of survival for 120 hours for devisees, beneficiaries of certain trusts, and appointees of certain powers of appointment; simultaneous death act for other cases.
- 524.2-703 — Choice of law as to meaning and effect of governing instrument.
- 524.2-704 — Power of appointment; meaning of specific reference requirement.
- 524.2-705 — Class gifts construed to accord with intestate succession.
- 524.2-708 — Class gifts to "descendants," "issue," or "heirs of the body"; form of distribution if none specified.
- 524.2-709 — Representation; per stirpes; per capita at each generation.
- 524.2-711 — Future interests in "heirs," "heirs at law," or "next of kin."
- 524.2-802 — Effect of dissolution of marriage, annulment, and decree of separation.
- 524.2-803 — Effect of homicide on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, life insurance and beneficiary designations.
- 524.2-804 — Revocation by dissolution of marriage; no revocation by other changes of circumstances.
- 524.2-1001 — Definitions.
- 524.2-1002 — International will; validity.
- 524.2-1003 — International will; requirements.
- 524.2-1004 — International wills; other points of form.
- 524.2-1005 — International will; certificate.
- 524.2-1006 — International will; effect of certificate.
- 524.2-1007 — International will; revocation.
- 524.2-1008 — Source and construction.
- 524.2-1009 — Persons authorized to act in relation to international will; eligibility; recognition by authorizing agency.
- 524.2-1010 — International will information registration.
- 524.3-101 — Devolution of estate at death; restrictions.
- 524.3-102 — Necessity of order of probate for will.
- 524.3-103 — Necessity of appointment for administration.
- 524.3-104 — Claims against decedent; necessity of administration.
- 524.3-105 — Proceedings affecting devolution and administration; jurisdiction of subject matter.
- 524.3-106 — Proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons.
- 524.3-107 — Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception.
- 524.3-108 — Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit.
- 524.3-109 — Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action.
- 524.3-201 — Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property.
- 524.3-202 — Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state.
- 524.3-203 — Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
- 524.3-204 — Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.
- 524.3-301 — Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents.
- 524.3-302 — Informal probate; duty of registrar; effect of informal probate.
- 524.3-303 — Informal probate; proof and findings required.
- 524.3-304 — Repealed, 1975 c 347 s 144
- 524.3-305 — Informal probate; registrar not satisfied.
- 524.3-306 — Informal probate; notice requirements.
- 524.3-307 — Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of registrar; effect of appointment.
- 524.3-308 — Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required.
- 524.3-309 — Informal appointment proceedings; registrar not satisfied.
- 524.3-310 — Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements.
- 524.3-311 — Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.
- 524.3-401 — Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced.
- 524.3-402 — Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents.
- 524.3-403 — Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition.
- 524.3-404 — Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate.
- 524.3-405 — Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof.
- 524.3-406 — Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses.
- 524.3-407 — Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases.
- 524.3-408 — Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
- 524.3-409 — Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will.
- 524.3-410 — Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument.
- 524.3-411 — Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy.
- 524.3-412 — Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation.
- 524.3-413 — Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause and modification of orders, judgments, and decrees.
- 524.3-414 — Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.
- 524.3-501 — Supervised administration; nature of proceeding.
- 524.3-502 — Supervised administration; petition; order.
- 524.3-503 — Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings.
- 524.3-504 — Supervised administration; powers of personal representative.
- 524.3-505 — Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders.
- 524.3-601 — Qualification.
- 524.3-602 — Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction.
- 524.3-603 — Bond not required without court order; exceptions.
- 524.3-604 — Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction.
- 524.3-605 — Demand for bond by interested person.
- 524.3-606 — Terms and conditions of bonds.
- 524.3-607 — Order restraining personal representative.
- 524.3-608 — Termination of appointment; general.
- 524.3-609 — Termination of appointment; death or disability.
- 524.3-610 — Termination of appointment; voluntary.
- 524.3-611 — Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure.
- 524.3-612 — Termination of appointment; change of testacy status.
- 524.3-613 — Successor personal representative.
- 524.3-614 — Special administrator; appointment.
- 524.3-615 — Special administrator; who may be appointed.
- 524.3-616 — Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties.
- 524.3-617 — Special administrator; formal proceedings; power and duties.
- 524.3-618 — Termination of appointment; special administrator.
- 524.3-701 — Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- 524.3-702 — Priority among different letters.
- 524.3-703 — General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue.
- 524.3-704 — Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception.
- 524.3-705 — Repealed, 1975 c 347 s 144
- 524.3-706 — Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement.
- 524.3-707 — Employment of appraisers.
- 524.3-708 — Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory.
- 524.3-709 — Duty of personal representative; possession of estate.
- 524.3-710 — Power to avoid transfers.
- 524.3-711 — Powers of personal representatives; in general.
- 524.3-712 — Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty.
- 524.3-713 — Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions.
- 524.3-714 — Persons dealing with personal representative; protection.
- 524.3-715 — Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions.
- 524.3-716 — Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- 524.3-717 — Corepresentatives; when joint action required.
- 524.3-718 — Powers of surviving personal representative.
- 524.3-719 — Compensation of personal representative.
- 524.3-720 — Expenses in estate litigation.
- 524.3-721 — Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate.
- 524.3-801 — Notice to creditors.
- 524.3-802 — Statutes of limitations.
- 524.3-803 — Limitations on presentation of claims.
- 524.3-804 — Manner of presentation of claims.
- 524.3-805 — Classification of claims.
- 524.3-806 — Allowance of claims.
- 524.3-807 — Payment of claims.
- 524.3-808 — Individual liability of personal representative.
- 524.3-809 — Secured claims.
- 524.3-810 — Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
- 524.3-811 — Counterclaims.
- 524.3-812 — Execution and levies prohibited.
- 524.3-813 — Compromise of claims.
- 524.3-814 — Encumbered assets.
- 524.3-815 — Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative.
- 524.3-816 — Final distribution to domiciliary representative.
- 524.3-817 — Joint contract claims.
- 524.3-901 — Successors' rights if no administration.
- 524.3-902 — Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement.
- 524.3-903 — Right of retainer.
- 524.3-904 — Interest on general pecuniary devise.
- 524.3-905 — Repealed, 1994 c 472 s 64
- 524.3-906 — Distribution in kind; valuation; method.
- 524.3-907 — Distribution in kind; evidence.
- 524.3-908 — Distribution; right or title of distributee.
- 524.3-909 — Improper distribution; liability of distributee.
- 524.3-910 — Purchasers from distributees protected.
- 524.3-911 — Partition for purpose of distribution.
- 524.3-912 — Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
- 524.3-913 — Distributions to trustee.
- 524.3-914 — Unclaimed assets.
- 524.3-915 — Distribution to person under disability.
- 524.3-916 — Apportionment of estate taxes and generation-skipping tax.
- 524.3-1001 — Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of distribution, decree, and general protection.
- 524.3-1002 — Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy.
- 524.3-1003 — Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative.
- 524.3-1004 — Liability of distributees to claimants.
- 524.3-1005 — Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
- 524.3-1006 — Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
- 524.3-1007 — Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.
- 524.3-1008 — Subsequent administration.
- 524.3-1101 — Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons.
- 524.3-1102 — Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.
- 524.3-1201 — Collection of personal property by affidavit.
- 524.3-1202 — Effect of affidavit.
- 524.3-1203 — Summary proceedings.
- 524.3-1204 — Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative.
- 524.4-101 — Definitions.
- 524.4-201 — Payment of debt and delivery of property to domiciliary foreign personal representative without local administration.
- 524.4-202 — Payment or delivery discharges.
- 524.4-203 — Resident creditor notice.
- 524.4-204 — Proof of authority-bond.
- 524.4-205 — Powers.
- 524.4-206 — Power of representatives in transition.
- 524.4-207 — Ancillary and other local administrations; provisions governing.
- 524.4-301 — Jurisdiction by act of foreign personal representative.
- 524.4-302 — Jurisdiction by act of decedent.
- 524.4-303 — Service on foreign and nonresident personal representatives.
- 524.4-401 — Effect of adjudication for or against personal representative.
- 524.5-101 — Short title.
- 524.5-102 — Definitions.
- 524.5-103 — Supplemental general principles of law applicable.
- 524.5-104 — Facility of transfer.
- 524.5-106 — Subject-matter jurisdiction.
- 524.5-107 — Transfer of jurisdiction.
- 524.5-108 — Venue.
- 524.5-109 — Practice in court.
- 524.5-110 — Letters of office.
- 524.5-111 — Effect of acceptance of appointment.
- 524.5-112 — Termination of or change in guardian's or conservator's appointment.
- 524.5-113 — Notice.
- 524.5-114 — Waiver of notice.
- 524.5-115 — Guardian ad litem.
- 524.5-117 — Multiple appointments or nominations.
- 524.5-118 — Background study.
- 524.5-201 — Appointment and status of guardian.
- 524.5-202 — Parental appointment of guardian.
- 524.5-203 — Objection by minor or others to parental appointment.
- 524.5-204 — Judicial appointment of guardian: conditions for appointment.
- 524.5-205 — Judicial appointment of guardian: procedure.
- 524.5-206 — Judicial appointment of guardian: priority of minor's nominee, limited guardianship.
- 524.5-207 — Powers and duties of guardian.
- 524.5-209 — Rights and immunities of guardian.
- 524.5-210 — Termination of guardianship; other proceedings after appointment.
- 524.5-211 — Delegation of power by parent or guardian.
- 524.5-301 — Appointment and status of guardian.
- 524.5-302 — Appointment of guardian by will or other writing.
- 524.5-303 — Judicial appointment of guardian: petition.
- 524.5-304 — Judicial appointment of guardian: preliminaries to hearing.
- 524.5-307 — Judicial appointment of guardian; presence and rights at hearing.
- 524.5-308 — Notice.
- 524.5-309 — Who may be guardian: priorities.
- 524.5-310 — Findings; order of appointment.
- 524.5-311 — Emergency guardian.
- 524.5-312 — Temporary substitute guardian.
- 524.5-313 — Powers and duties of guardian.
- 524.5-315 — Rights and immunities of guardian; limitations.
- 524.5-316 — Reports; monitoring of guardianship.
- 524.5-317 — Termination or modification of guardianship.
- 524.5-401 — Protective proceeding.
- 524.5-402 — Jurisdiction over business affairs of protected person.
- 524.5-403 — Original petition for appointment or protective order.
- 524.5-404 — Notice.
- 524.5-405 — Original petition: minors; preliminaries to hearing.
- 524.5-406 — Original petition: persons under disability; preliminaries to hearing.
- 524.5-408 — Original petition: procedure at hearing.
- 524.5-409 — Findings; order of appointment.
- 524.5-410 — Powers of court.
- 524.5-411 — Required court approval.
- 524.5-412 — Protective arrangements and single transactions.
- 524.5-413 — Who may be conservator; priorities.
- 524.5-414 — Petition for order subsequent to appointment.
- 524.5-415 — Bond.
- 524.5-416 — Terms and requirements of bond.
- 524.5-417 — General powers and duties of conservator.
- 524.5-418 — General powers and duties of conservator with respect to real property.
- 524.5-419 — Inventory; records.
- 524.5-420 — Reports; appointment of visitor; monitoring.
- 524.5-421 — Title after appointment.
- 524.5-422 — Protected person's interest nonalienable.
- 524.5-423 — Sale, encumbrance, or other transaction involving conflict of interest.
- 524.5-424 — Protection of person dealing with conservator.
- 524.5-426 — Delegation.
- 524.5-427 — Principles of distribution by conservator.
- 524.5-428 — Death of protected person.
- 524.5-429 — Claims against protected person.
- 524.5-430 — Personal liability of conservator.
- 524.5-431 — Termination of proceedings.
- 524.5-432 — Payment of debt and delivery of property to foreign conservator without local proceeding.
- 524.5-433 — Foreign conservator: proof of authority; bond; powers.
- 524.5-501 — Guardianship, conservatorship; workers' compensation proceedings.
- 524.5-502 — Compensation and expenses.
- 524.5-505 — Repealed, 2003 c 12 art 2 s 8
- 524.6-201 — Definitions.
- 524.6-202 — Ownership as between parties, and others; protection of financial institutions.
- 524.6-203 — Ownership during lifetime.
- 524.6-204 — Right of survivorship.
- 524.6-205 — Effect of a written notice to financial institution.
- 524.6-206 — Accounts and transfers nontestamentary.
- 524.6-207 — Rights of creditors.
- 524.6-208 — Financial institution protection; payment on signature of one party.
- 524.6-209 — Financial institution protection; payment after death or disability; joint account.
- 524.6-210 — Financial institution protection; payment of P.O.D. account.
- 524.6-211 — Financial institution protection; discharge.
- 524.6-212 — Financial institution protection; setoff.
- 524.6-213 — Forms.
- 524.6-214 — Citation.
- 524.6-301 — Definitions.
- 524.6-302 — Registration in beneficiary form; sole or joint tenancy ownership.
- 524.6-303 — Registration in beneficiary form; applicable law.
- 524.6-304 — Origination of registration in beneficiary form.
- 524.6-305 — Form of registration in beneficiary form.
- 524.6-306 — Effect of registration in beneficiary form.
- 524.6-307 — Death of owner; creditors.
- 524.6-308 — Protection of registering entity.
- 524.6-309 — Nontestamentary transfer; revocation of designation.
- 524.6-310 — Terms, conditions, and forms for registration.
- 524.6-311 — Application.
- 524.8-101 — Provisions for transition.
- 524.8-102 — Repealer.
- 524.8-103 — Early effective date.
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