The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Waltz’s SB 253 on uniform fiduciary access to digital assets. This bill enacts the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The bill provides that a court may grant a guardian access to the digital assets of the protected person and that, under certain ci … [Read more...] about Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
estates
Probate matters
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard SB 371 on probate matters authored by Sen. Bray. The bill makes technical corrections and makes changes to transfers on death, priority of a personal representative and stepchildren with respect to control of disposition of a decedent’s body and funeral arrangements, certain inheritance tax duties, the filing of real estate exemptions, and the fi … [Read more...] about Probate matters
Claim deadlines
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 65 concerning claim deadlines authored and presented by Sen. Holman. The bill amends provisions related to the time frame for barring claims filed against an estate and the statute of limitations on claims. These provisions would apply to estates when the decedent’s death occurred after June 30, 2015. An amendment was offered that provides a n … [Read more...] about Claim deadlines
Claim deadlines
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Holdman’s SB 65 on claim deadlines. This bill removes provisions barring certain claims filed against a decedent’s estate more than nine months after the date of the decedent’s death. The amendment, adopted by consent, changes the deadline to either nine months or after two months have passed from the date notice is given to the creditor, whi … [Read more...] about Claim deadlines
Various probate and trust matters
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Steele’s SB 355 on various probate and trust matters. This bill provides that a trust may incorporate by reference a document that exists at the time the trust is executed. It also specifies that funeral expenses and expenses of a tombstone are expenses of administration. The bill expands the definition of “person” under the probate code to i … [Read more...] about Various probate and trust matters