The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1255 on probate and property matters sponsored by Sen. Freeman. The Committee considered the bill for amend and vote. The bill provides the following: Provides that a testator may execute a will in two or more counterparts. Specifies certain requirements for a will executed in two or more counterparts. Provides that a self-proving clause … [Read more...] about Probate and property matters
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Probate and property matters
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1255 authored by Rep. John Young regarding probate and property matters. This bill allows a will or power of attorney (POA) to be executed in two or more counterparts and includes new definitions for observe and presence and allows for interaction and witnessing of documents by audiovisual communications. The bill limits who can be directed t … [Read more...] about Probate and property matters
Various trust and probate issues
S.E.A. 50, P.L. 56 Effective: July 1, 2020 Makes various changes to trust and probate laws concerning proof of title affidavits, small estate affidavits, execution of a trust by a third party, silent trusts, nonjudicial settlements of accounts, and legacy trusts. The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the probate code study commission. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Various trust and probate issues
Various trust and probate issues
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 50 on various trust and probate issues for amend and vote. The bill is authored by Sen. Freeman and makes various changes to trust and probate laws concerning proof of title affidavits, small estate affidavits, execution of a trust by a third party, silent trusts, nonjudicial settlements of accounts, and legacy trusts. The introduced version o … [Read more...] about Various trust and probate issues
Various trust and probate issues
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Freeman’s SB 50 on various trust and probate issues for amend and vote. The bill makes various changes to trust and probate laws concerning proof of title affidavits, small estate affidavits, execution of a trust by a third party, silent trusts, nonjudicial settlements of accounts, and legacy trusts. The bill was amended by consent to make … [Read more...] about Various trust and probate issues