2025 Session
Last amended: 1974 session
§ 524.3-302 — Informal Probate; Duty of Registrar; Effect of Informal Probate
Plain-Language Summary
This section describes informal probate, a simplified process for proving a will is valid without a full court hearing, as long as no one objects.
524.3-302 INFORMAL PROBATE; DUTY OF REGISTRAR; EFFECT OF INFORMAL PROBATE.
Upon receipt of an application requesting informal probate of a will, the registrar, upon making the findings required by section 524.3-303 shall issue a written statement of informal probate if at least 120 hours have elapsed since the decedent’s death. Informal probate is conclusive as to all persons until superseded by an order in a formal testacy proceeding. No defect in the application or procedure relating thereto which leads to informal probate of a will renders the probate void.
History:
1974 c 442 art 3 s 524.3-302
History: History: 1974 c 442 art 3 s 524.3-302
Practical Notes
If the will is straightforward and no one disputes it, you can use the informal probate process. This is faster and simpler than formal probate. You file an application with the registrar instead of a petition with the judge.