General

Notice of Hearing—Decedent’s Estate or Trust (Probate—Decedents’ Estates)

Ex Parte Petition for Final Discharge and Order (Probate—Decedents’ Estates and Conservatorships and Guardianships)

The personal representative has three kinds of duties to the estate and its beneficiaries:

• the duty to be impartial (that is, not to favor the interests of one party over another);
• the duty of undivided loyalty (not to put one’s own interests in conflict with the interests of the estate); and
• the duty to administer the estate with care and prudence

The PR also has specific duties, including:

• collecting and taking an inventory of the assets of the estate;
• managing these assets during the period of administration and paying the estate bills, including claims of creditors, expenses of administration and any taxes; and
• making distribution to the heirs or the beneficiaries under a will.

Attachment to Notice of Petition to Administer Estate—Proof of Service by Mail (Probate—Decedents’ Estates)

Attachment to Notice of Hearing Proof of Service by Mail (Probate—Decedents’ Estates and Guardianships and Conservatorships)