Rule 201 Commencing a Decedent’s Estate
CHAPTER 2. DECEDENTS’ ESTATES
Rule Text
(a) IN GENERAL. An interested person or creditor may commence a proceeding to administer a decedent’s estate by filing a petition for probate. The petition for probate must indicate whether the interested person or creditor is requesting:
(1) a supervised or unsupervised abbreviated probate proceeding described in Rule 202;
(2) a supervised or unsupervised standard probate proceeding described in Rule 203; or
(3) a small estate proceeding described in Rule 204.
(b) OTHER FILINGS AND DOCUMENTS. If applicable, the petition for probate must be accompanied by:
(1) the notice of standard probate, described in Rule 203(d);
(2) the notice of appointment in a standard or abbreviated probate proceeding, described in Rule 206;
(3) a proposed order on the form maintained by the Register of Wills or a form that is substantially similar in format and content;
(4) any consents to appointment of personal representative, described in Rule 207;
(5) a bond or waiver of bond, described in Rule 208; and
(6) the personal identification information form maintained by the Register of Wills.