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Rule 5 Petition for Letters Testamentary

A petition for letters testamentary must set forth the items listed in 40.0309 ASCA and:

(1) a statement of the interest of the applicant;

(2) the name, the date and place of birth and the domicile at time of death of the decedent;

(3) a statement setting forth any request for exemptions and allowances;

(4) a statement indicating whether applicant has received a demand for notice, or is aware of any demand for notice of any probate or appointment proceeding concerning the decedent that may have been filed in this Territory or elsewhere, and, as to any such demand, the names and addresses of the demandents;

(5) a statement that the applicant, to the best of his knowledge, believes the will to have been validly executed;

(6) a statement that after the exercise of reasonable diligence, the applicant is unaware of any instrument revoking the will; and

(7) a statement concerning those person, if any, who have a prior or equal right to appointment as executors renouncing their priority or concurring in the nomination of the person seeking appointment.