Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code

524.1-100 This section number is reserved. The content has been repealed or relocated. 524.1-101 Citation and Numbering System This section names Chapter 524 as Minnesota's 'Uniform Probate Code' and explains how it is numbered to match the … 524.1-102 Purposes; Rule of Construction This section states the goals of Minnesota's probate law: to simplify the process, carry out a deceased person's wishes, … 524.1-103 Supplementary General Principles of Law Applicable General legal principles like fairness and equity still apply in probate cases unless a specific probate rule says … 524.1-104 Severability If any part of the probate code is found to be unconstitutional or invalid, the rest of the code still applies. 524.1-105 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.1-106 Effect of Fraud and Evasion If someone commits fraud in a probate proceeding, the person harmed can sue for relief. Claims must be filed within two … 524.1-107 Evidence as to Death or Status This section explains what types of evidence can be used to prove someone has died, including certified death records … 524.1-108 Acts by Holder of General Power A person who holds a general power of appointment (the right to decide who gets certain property) can act on behalf of … 524.1-201 General Definitions This section defines key terms used throughout the Minnesota Uniform Probate Code (Chapters 524 and 525), including … 524.1-301 Territorial Application Minnesota's probate laws apply to people who lived in Minnesota at death and to property located in Minnesota, even if … 524.1-302 Subject Matter Jurisdiction Minnesota district courts have broad authority over all probate matters, including interpreting wills and determining … 524.1-303 Venue; Multiple Proceedings; Transfer When multiple courts could hear a probate case, the first court where the case is filed gets to keep it. If cases are … 524.1-304 Practice in Court Probate cases follow the same Rules of Civil Procedure as other lawsuits, unless the probate code says otherwise. Courts … 524.1-305 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.1-306 Jury Trial In probate cases, you have a right to a jury trial on factual questions if the constitution guarantees it. Even when … 524.1-307 Registrar; Powers The probate registrar is a judge or court-designated person who handles informal probate tasks like issuing letters, … 524.1-310 Verification of Filed Documents Most documents filed in probate court must be verified (sworn to be true). Verification can be done by signing under … 524.1-401 Notice; Method and Time of Giving This section explains how and when notice must be given for probate hearings, including by mail (at least 14 days … 524.1-402 Notice; Waiver A person entitled to notice of a probate proceeding can waive (give up) that right, either before or after the hearing. 524.1-403 Pleadings; When Parties Bound by Others; Notice This section covers how pleadings work in probate cases. It explains when people are bound by proceedings even if they … 524.1-404 Notice to Charitable Beneficiaries When a will makes a gift to a named charity, the initial written notice of the probate proceedings sent to that … 524.2-1001 Definitions This section defines key terms used in the international will provisions, including 'international will' and 'authorized … 524.2-1002 International Will; Validity A will that meets the requirements for an 'international will' is valid as to form in Minnesota, regardless of where it … 524.2-1003 International Will; Requirements This section lists the specific requirements for creating a valid international will, including that it must be in … 524.2-1004 International Wills; Other Points of Form This section covers additional formatting rules for international wills, such as page numbering, language requirements, … 524.2-1005 International Will; Certificate This section provides the form of the certificate that the authorized person must attach to an international will to … 524.2-1006 International Will; Effect of Certificate The certificate signed by the authorized person who oversees execution of an international will is conclusive evidence, … 524.2-1007 International Will; Revocation An international will can be revoked in the same ways as any other will under Minnesota law. 524.2-1008 Source and Construction The international will provisions come from an international treaty and should be interpreted consistently with how … 524.2-1009 Persons Authorized to Act in Relation to International Will; Eligibility; Recognition by Authorizing Agency This section identifies who is authorized to act as the official witness for international wills in Minnesota, including … 524.2-101 Intestate Estate When someone dies without a will in Minnesota, their property goes to their closest family members. This is called … 524.2-1010 International Will Information Registration This section creates a system for registering information about international wills, so they can be located after the … 524.2-102 Share of the Spouse When someone dies without a will in Minnesota, their surviving spouse gets a share of the estate. If all the children … 524.2-103 Share of Heirs Other Than Surviving Spouse When someone dies without a will in Minnesota, this section determines which family members inherit if the surviving … 524.2-104 Requirement That Heir Survive Decedent for 120 Hours To inherit from someone who died without a will in Minnesota, an heir must survive the deceased person by at least 120 … 524.2-105 No Taker If a person dies without a will in Minnesota and has no living relatives who qualify as heirs under the intestate … 524.2-106 Representation This section explains how inheritance 'by representation' works in Minnesota when someone dies without a will. If a … 524.2-107 Degree of Kindred and Kindred of Half Blood In Minnesota, half-siblings (brothers and sisters who share only one parent) inherit the same share as full siblings. … 524.2-108 After-born Heirs A child who was conceived before but born after someone's death can still inherit as an heir in Minnesota, as long as … 524.2-109 Advancements Gifts made during a person's lifetime are only counted against an heir's inheritance share if there is a written … 524.2-110 Debts to Decedent If an heir owed money to the person who died, that debt is charged only against that particular heir's share of the … 524.2-1101 Short Title This part of the probate code is called the 'Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act.' 524.2-1102 Definitions This section defines key terms used in the disclaimer provisions, including 'disclaimer,' 'disclaimed interest,' … 524.2-1103 Scope This section establishes that sections 524.2-1101 through 524.2-1116 are the exclusive means by which a disclaimer may … 524.2-1104 Tax-qualified Disclaimer This section provides that if a disclaimer or transfer causes the interest to be treated under section 2518 of the … 524.2-1105 When Disclaimer is Permitted A person may disclaim any interest in property at any time, even after the interest becomes available. However, the … 524.2-1106 When Disclaimer is Barred or Limited This section lists situations where a disclaimer is not allowed or is limited, such as after accepting the property, … 524.2-1107 Power to Disclaim; General Requirements; When Irrevocable A disclaimer must be in writing, identify the interest being disclaimed, be signed by the person disclaiming, and be … 524.2-1108 Disclaimer of Interest in Property When a person disclaims an interest in property, the property passes as if the person who disclaimed had died before the … 524.2-1109 Disclaimer of Rights of Survivorship in Jointly Held Property A joint owner of property can disclaim the right of survivorship, meaning the property will not automatically pass to … 524.2-111 Alienage A person's citizenship status does not affect their right to inherit property in Minnesota. Non-citizens have the same … 524.2-1110 Disclaimer of Interest by Trustee A trustee may disclaim a property interest on behalf of the trust, following specific procedures. 524.2-1111 Disclaimer of Power of Appointment or Other Power Not Held in a Fiduciary Capacity A person who holds a power of appointment (the right to decide who gets property) may disclaim that power entirely or … 524.2-1112 Disclaimer by Appointee, Object, or Taker in Default of Exercise of Power of Appointment A person who could receive property through someone else's power of appointment can disclaim that potential interest. 524.2-1113 Disclaimer of Power Held in Fiduciary Capacity A fiduciary (such as a personal representative, guardian, or conservator) may disclaim a power held in their fiduciary … 524.2-1114 Delivery or Filing This section specifies where and how a disclaimer must be delivered or filed to be effective, depending on what type of … 524.2-1115 Recording of Disclaimer Relating to Real Estate If a disclaimer involves real estate, a copy must be recorded with the county recorder or registrar of titles in the … 524.2-1116 Application to Existing Relationships The disclaimer rules apply to property interests created before the rules took effect, as long as no disclaimer has … 524.2-112 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.2-113 Individuals Related to Decedent Through Two Lines If a person is related to the deceased through two different family lines (for example, when relatives marry each … 524.2-114 Parent Barred From Inheriting in Certain Circumstances A parent cannot inherit from their child if the parent's rights were terminated, or if the parent abandoned, abused, or … 524.2-115 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.2-116 Effect of Parent-child Relationship This section sets the general rule that once a parent-child relationship exists or is established under this part of the … 524.2-117 Parent-child Relationship With Genetic Parents For inheritance purposes, a parent-child relationship exists between a child and the child's genetic parents, regardless … 524.2-118 Adoptee and Adoptee's Adoptive Parent or Parents This section establishes that a parent-child relationship exists between an adopted person and that person's adoptive … 524.2-119 Adoptee and Adoptee's Genetic Parents This section covers how adoption affects inheritance rights from biological parents. Generally, adoption cuts off … 524.2-120 Child Conceived by Assisted Reproduction This section defines when a parent-child relationship exists for children born through assisted reproduction, including … 524.2-121 No Effect on Gestational Agreements This section is a savings clause stating that this chapter (Minnesota's probate and intestate succession provisions) … 524.2-122 No Effect on Equitable Adoption This section provides that Minnesota's probate code does not change or override the doctrine of equitable adoption. … 524.2-123 Instruments Referencing Intestacy Laws This section addresses wills and other instruments executed before January 1, 1996 that direct part or all of an estate … 524.2-201 Definitions This section defines key terms used in the elective share provisions, including 'augmented estate,' 'nonprobate … 524.2-202 Elective Share A surviving spouse in Minnesota has the right to claim an 'elective share' of the deceased spouse's augmented estate, … 524.2-203 Composition of the Augmented Estate This section defines the 'augmented estate' used to calculate a surviving spouse's elective share. It includes the … 524.2-204 Decedent's Net Probate Estate This section defines the decedent's net probate estate as one component of the augmented estate used to calculate a … 524.2-205 Decedent's Nonprobate Transfers to Others This section lists the decedent's nonprobate transfers to people other than the surviving spouse that still count toward … 524.2-206 Decedent's Nonprobate Transfers to Surviving Spouse This section covers nonprobate transfers (such as joint accounts, life insurance, and trust distributions) that pass to … 524.2-207 Surviving Spouse's Property and Nonprobate Transfers to Others This section adds to the augmented estate the surviving spouse's own property (other than the homestead), including the … 524.2-208 Exclusions, Valuation, and Overlapping Application This section sets the exclusions, valuation rules, and overlap rules for the augmented estate. It excludes from the … 524.2-209 Sources From Which Elective Share Payable This section explains how to calculate what the surviving spouse actually receives from the elective share, after … 524.2-210 Personal Liability of Recipients This section makes the people who received the decedent's nonprobate transfers (and anyone they later gave that property … 524.2-211 Proceeding for Elective Share; Time Limit This section explains how a surviving spouse claims the elective share and the deadline for doing so. The spouse must … 524.2-212 Right of Election Personal to Surviving Spouse This section makes the right to claim the elective share personal to the surviving spouse, meaning it can be exercised … 524.2-213 Waiver of Right to Elect and of Other Rights This section allows a surviving spouse to give up (waive) the right to the elective share and related rights such as the … 524.2-214 Protection of Payors and Other Third Parties This section protects payors and other third parties (such as banks, insurance companies, and retirement plans) who pay … 524.2-215 Surviving Spouse Receiving Medical Assistance This section sets special rules that apply when a surviving spouse is receiving medical assistance (Medicaid) under … 524.2-301 Entitlement of Spouse; Premarital Will If someone made a will before getting married and then dies, the new spouse still gets a share of the estate, as if … 524.2-302 Omitted Children If a parent makes a will and later has or adopts a child who is not mentioned in the will, that child still has a right … 524.2-401 Applicable Law This section explains which state's law governs rights to the homestead, exempt property, and the family allowance. … 524.2-402 Descent of Homestead When a married person dies in Minnesota, the family home (homestead) passes to the surviving spouse, even if the will … 524.2-403 Exempt Property When someone dies in Minnesota, the surviving spouse (or children if there is no spouse) has the right to keep up to … 524.2-404 Family Allowance When someone dies in Minnesota, the surviving spouse and any minor children the person was supporting can receive a … 524.2-405 Source, Determination, and Documentation This section explains who chooses the estate property that will be taken as exempt property, how that choice is … 524.2-501 Who May Make a Will In Minnesota, anyone who is at least 18 years old and of sound mind can make a will. There are no other requirements … 524.2-502 Execution; Witnessed Wills To make a valid will in Minnesota, the will must be in writing, signed by the person making the will (or by someone else … 524.2-503 Harmless Error Minnesota's 'harmless error' rule allows a court to treat a document as a valid will even if it was not signed or … 524.2-504 Self-proved Will A self-proved will is one that includes sworn statements from the person making the will and the witnesses, signed in … 524.2-505 Who May Witness In Minnesota, any person who is generally allowed to be a witness can serve as a witness to a will. Even if a witness … 524.2-506 Choice of Law as to Execution A will is valid in Minnesota if it was properly executed under Minnesota law, or if it was valid under the law of the … 524.2-507 Revocation by Writing or by Act A will in Minnesota can be revoked (canceled) in two ways: by making a new will that replaces or contradicts the old … 524.2-508 Revocation by Changes of Circumstances This section provides that a change in a person's circumstances does not by itself revoke a will or any part of it. The … 524.2-509 Revival of Revoked Will If a person revokes a newer will, the question arises whether the older will comes back into effect. In Minnesota, a … 524.2-510 Incorporation by Reference A will in Minnesota can include the contents of a separate written document by referring to it, as long as the document … 524.2-511 Testamentary Additions to Trusts A will can leave property to a trust that was created during the person's lifetime or that is being created at death. … 524.2-512 Events of Independent Significance A will can distribute property by referring to acts or events that have meaning apart from the will itself, even if … 524.2-513 Separate Writing Identifying Bequest of Tangible Property A person's will can reference a separate handwritten or signed list that says who should receive specific items of … 524.2-514 Contracts Concerning Succession This section sets the requirements for proving a contract concerning succession, meaning an agreement to make a will or … 524.2-515 Deposit of Will With Court in Testator's Lifetime You can store your will with a Minnesota court for safekeeping while you are still alive. The court keeps it sealed and … 524.2-516 Duty of Custodian of Will; Liability This section requires anyone who has custody of a deceased person's will to deliver it promptly to an appropriate court … 524.2-517 Penalty Clause for Contest Some wills include a 'no-contest' clause that says someone will lose their inheritance if they challenge the will. In … 524.2-518 Certification of Paper Copy This section lets a person make a certified paper copy of an electronic will by affirming under penalty of perjury that … 524.2-601 Scope The rules in this part help interpret wills when the language is unclear. They apply unless the will itself says … 524.2-602 Will May Pass All Property and After-acquired Property A will in Minnesota can cover all property the person owns at the time of death, including property they did not own … 524.2-603 Antilapse; Deceased Devisee; Class Gifts; Words of Survivorship This section is Minnesota's antilapse rule for wills. When a will leaves a gift to the testator's grandparent or a … 524.2-604 Failure of Testamentary Provision This section governs what happens to a gift in a will (a devise) that fails for any reason, such as the named … 524.2-605 Increase in Securities; Accessions When a will leaves someone a specific gift of securities (such as shares of stock), this section generally includes … 524.2-606 Nonademption of Specific Devises; Unpaid Proceeds of Sale, Condemnation, or Insurance; Sale by Conservator or Guardian This section protects gifts of specific property in a will from being lost when the exact item is no longer in the … 524.2-607 Nonexoneration If a will leaves a specific item of property (a specific devise) that is subject to a mortgage or other security … 524.2-608 Exercise of Power of Appointment This section addresses when a will exercises a power of appointment that the deceased person held. A general residuary … 524.2-609 Ademption by Satisfaction This section explains when a gift the deceased person made during their lifetime counts against (reduces or cancels) … 524.2-610 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.2-612 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.2-701 Scope The rules in this part apply to interpreting trusts, deeds, and other property transfer documents (not just wills) when … 524.2-702 Requirement of Survival for 120 Hours for Devisees, Beneficiaries of Certain Trusts, and Appointees of Certain Powers of Appointment; Simultaneous Death Act for Other Cases For trusts, deeds, and other non-will instruments, a beneficiary must survive the person who created the instrument by … 524.2-703 Choice of Law as to Meaning and Effect of Governing Instrument This section sets the choice of law rule for governing instruments such as wills and trusts. The meaning and legal … 524.2-704 Power of Appointment; Meaning of Specific Reference Requirement This section addresses powers of appointment that require a specific reference to exercise. When the instrument creating … 524.2-705 Class Gifts Construed to Accord With Intestate Succession This section explains who counts as a member of a class (such as a gift to "my nieces and nephews" or "my brothers and … 524.2-708 Class Gifts to 'descendants,' 'issue,' or 'heirs of the Body'; Form of Distribution if None Specified This section sets a default rule for class gifts made to "descendants," "issue," or "heirs of the body" in a will or … 524.2-709 Representation; per Stirpes; per Capita at Each Generation This section defines how property passes to a person's descendants when a will, trust, or statute directs distribution … 524.2-711 Future Interests in 'heirs,' 'heirs at Law,' or 'next of Kin.' This section explains who receives property when a will, trust, or other governing instrument leaves a future gift to a … 524.2-712 Decedents Dying After December 31, 2009, and Before January 1, 2011; Formula Clauses to Be Construed to Refer to Federal Estate Tax and Federal Generation-skipping Transfer Tax Laws This section addresses wills and trusts of people who died in 2010 (after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, … 524.2-802 Effect of Dissolution of Marriage, Annulment, and Decree of Separation This section determines who counts as a surviving spouse after a divorce, annulment, or legal separation. A person whose … 524.2-803 Effect of Homicide on Intestate Succession, Wills, Joint Assets, Life Insurance and Beneficiary Designations; Emergency Order A person who intentionally and feloniously kills someone cannot inherit from them in Minnesota. The killer is treated as … 524.2-804 Revocation by Dissolution of Marriage; No Revocation by Other Changes of Circumstances When a married couple divorces in Minnesota, any gifts or appointments in a will, trust, or other document to the former … 524.2-805 Reformation to Correct Mistakes This section lets a Minnesota court correct a mistake in a will, trust, or other governing instrument so that its terms … 524.2-806 Modification to Achieve Transferor's Tax Objectives This section lets a Minnesota court modify the terms of a governing instrument (such as a will or trust) to carry out … 524.3-1001 Formal Proceedings Terminating Administration; Testate or Intestate; Order of Distribution, Decree, and General Protection This section allows the personal representative or any interested person to ask the court to formally close an estate in … 524.3-1002 Formal Proceedings Terminating Testate Administration; Order Construing Will Without Adjudicating Testacy This section lets a personal representative, or a devisee under an informally probated will, ask the court for a formal … 524.3-1003 Closing Estates; by Sworn Statement of Personal Representative This section lets a personal representative close an estate (outside supervised administration) by filing a sworn … 524.3-1004 Liability of Distributees to Claimants After an estate's assets have been distributed, an undischarged claim that is not barred may still be pursued in a … 524.3-1005 Limitations on Proceedings Against Personal Representative This section limits the time for anyone to challenge the actions of a personal representative after the estate has been … 524.3-1006 Limitations on Actions and Proceedings Against Distributees This section sets a deadline for going after property that has already been distributed from an estate. Unless the … 524.3-1007 Certificate Discharging Liens Securing Fiduciary Performance This section lets a personal representative release a lien that was put in place to guarantee their performance once … 524.3-1008 Subsequent Administration This section explains what happens when estate property turns up after the estate has already been closed. If property … 524.3-101 Devolution of Estate at Death; Restrictions When a person dies, their property immediately passes to the people named in their will (or to their heirs if there is … 524.3-102 Necessity of Order of Probate for Will A will must be formally admitted to probate by a court order or registrar before it can be used to transfer property, … 524.3-103 Necessity of Appointment for Administration To act as the personal representative (executor or administrator) of a deceased person's estate in Minnesota, a person … 524.3-104 Claims Against Decedent; Necessity of Administration Creditors cannot sue a deceased person's estate until a personal representative has been appointed. Once appointed, all … 524.3-105 Proceedings Affecting Devolution and Administration; Jurisdiction of Subject Matter This section sets out where and how estate matters are decided and what power the court has over them. Any interested … 524.3-106 Proceedings Within the Exclusive Jurisdiction of Court; Service; Jurisdiction Over Persons This section explains how people with an interest in an estate become legally bound by the court's decisions. In … 524.3-107 Scope of Proceedings; Proceedings Independent; Exception This section governs the scope and independence of probate proceedings for an estate. Unless the estate is under … 524.3-108 Probate, Testacy and Appointment Proceedings; Ultimate Time Limit In Minnesota, probate proceedings must usually be started within three years of the person's death. There are exceptions … 524.3-109 Statutes of Limitation on Decedent's Cause of Action This section protects certain legal claims that belonged to a person who has died. If a deadline (a statute of … 524.3-1101 Effect of Approval of Agreements Involving Trusts, Inalienable Interests, or Interests of Third Persons This section addresses the effect of a court-approved compromise (a settlement) of disputes about an estate, such as … 524.3-1102 Procedure for Securing Court Approval of Compromise This section sets out the procedure for getting court approval of a compromise (a settlement) of an estate dispute. The … 524.3-1201 Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit If a person dies in Minnesota and their total estate is worth $75,000 or less (after subtracting debts), their heirs can … 524.3-1202 Effect of Affidavit This section explains the legal effect of paying out or transferring a deceased person's personal property to someone … 524.3-1203 Summary Proceedings Minnesota allows a simplified probate process called summary proceedings for smaller or simpler estates. If the estate … 524.3-1204 Small Estates; Closing by Sworn Statement of Personal Representative This section lets the personal representative of a small estate that is being handled under Minnesota's summary … 524.3-201 Venue for First and Subsequent Estate Proceedings; Location of Property This section sets the proper county (venue) for probate and estate proceedings in Minnesota. The first informal or … 524.3-202 Appointment or Testacy Proceedings; Conflicting Claim of Domicile in Another State This section addresses what happens when probate proceedings over the same decedent are pending in both Minnesota and … 524.3-203 Priority Among Persons Seeking Appointment as Personal Representative This section sets the order of priority for who can be appointed as personal representative (the person who manages the … 524.3-204 Demand for Notice of Order or Filing Concerning Decedent's Estate This section lets anyone with a financial or property interest in a decedent's estate file a demand with the court … 524.3-301 Informal Probate or Appointment Proceedings; Application; Contents This section explains how to start an informal probate or appoint a personal representative without a full court … 524.3-302 Informal Probate; Duty of Registrar; Effect of Informal Probate This section covers informal probate, a simplified process for admitting a will without a full court hearing. When an … 524.3-303 Informal Probate; Proof and Findings Required This section lists the findings the registrar must make before granting informal probate of a will. The registrar checks … 524.3-304 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.3-305 Informal Probate; Registrar Not Satisfied This section allows the probate registrar to decline an application for informal probate of a will when the registrar is … 524.3-306 Informal Probate; Notice Requirements This section sets the notice requirements for informal probate of a will. The party seeking informal probate must give … 524.3-307 Informal Appointment Proceedings; Delay in Order; Duty of Registrar; Effect of Appointment This section governs the timing and effect of informally appointing a personal representative for a decedent's estate. … 524.3-308 Informal Appointment Proceedings; Proof and Findings Required This section gives the registrar the power to appoint a personal representative informally if the application is … 524.3-309 Informal Appointment Proceedings; Registrar Not Satisfied This section allows the probate registrar to decline an application for informal appointment of a personal … 524.3-310 Informal Appointment Proceedings; Notice Requirements This section sets the notice requirements for the informal appointment of a personal representative. The party seeking … 524.3-311 Informal Appointment Unavailable in Certain Cases This section directs the probate registrar to decline an application for informal appointment of a personal … 524.3-401 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Nature; When Commenced Any interested person may file a petition for formal probate of a will or to determine that someone died without a will, … 524.3-402 Formal Testacy or Appointment Proceedings; Petition; Contents This section describes what must be included in a petition for formal probate, including information about the deceased, … 524.3-403 Formal Testacy Proceeding; Notice of Hearing on Petition This section specifies who must receive notice of a formal probate proceeding and how that notice must be given. 524.3-404 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Written Objections to Probate This section requires that anyone who is a party to a formal probate proceeding and wants to oppose admitting a will to … 524.3-405 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Uncontested Cases; Hearings and Proof This section sets out how an uncontested (unopposed) formal probate proceeding is handled. If no one opposes the … 524.3-406 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Contested Cases; Testimony of Attesting Witnesses This section explains how the proper signing of a will is proven when a will is contested in a formal probate … 524.3-407 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Burdens in Contested Cases This section places the burden of proof in will contests. The proponent of the will must prove it was properly executed, … 524.3-408 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Will Construction; Effect of Final Order in Another Jurisdiction This section explains when a Minnesota court must honor another state's court order about a will. If a court in another … 524.3-409 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Order; Foreign Will This section governs the court order that ends a formal testacy proceeding. After required notice and any hearing, the … 524.3-410 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Probate of More Than One Instrument This section addresses what happens when two or more documents are offered for probate in the same formal testacy … 524.3-411 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Partial Intestacy This section deals with partial intestacy, meaning a situation where a valid will exists but does not dispose of the … 524.3-412 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Effect of Order; Vacation This section specifies how formal testacy orders can be modified or vacated, including time limits for doing so. 524.3-413 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Vacation of Order for Other Cause and Modification of Orders, Judgments, and Decrees This section lets a court change or undo orders, judgments, and decrees entered in a formal probate proceeding. For good … 524.3-414 Formal Proceedings Concerning Appointment of Personal Representative This section governs formal court proceedings to decide who should serve as the personal representative of an estate, … 524.3-501 Supervised Administration; Nature of Proceeding Supervised administration is a court-overseen form of probate where the personal representative must get court approval … 524.3-502 Supervised Administration; Petition; Order Any interested person or the personal representative can petition the court for supervised administration at any time … 524.3-503 Supervised Administration; Effect on Other Proceedings This section describes how a petition for supervised administration of a decedent's estate affects other probate … 524.3-504 Supervised Administration; Powers of Personal Representative This section defines the powers of a personal representative serving under supervised administration. Unless the court … 524.3-505 Supervised Administration; Interim Orders; Distribution and Closing Orders Supervised administration ends when the estate is fully distributed and the court issues an order of complete … 524.3-601 Qualification This section sets out what a personal representative must do to qualify before the court issues letters. An individual … 524.3-602 Acceptance of Appointment; Consent to Jurisdiction This section explains the jurisdictional consequences of accepting appointment as a personal representative. By … 524.3-603 Bond Not Required Without Court Order; Exceptions This section explains when and how a personal representative must post a bond to protect the estate. 524.3-604 Bond Amount; Security; Procedure; Reduction This section governs the bond a personal representative may have to provide, including its amount, the acceptable … 524.3-605 Demand for Bond by Interested Person This section addresses demand bonds and bond modifications, allowing interested parties to request changes to the … 524.3-606 Terms and Conditions of Bonds This section describes the terms and conditions of bonds posted by personal representatives. 524.3-607 Order Restraining Personal Representative This section lets any interested person petition the court for a temporary order restraining a personal representative … 524.3-608 Termination of Appointment; General This section explains what happens when a personal representative's appointment ends (with the specific circumstances of … 524.3-609 Termination of Appointment; Death or Disability This section provides that a personal representative's appointment terminates when that representative dies or when a … 524.3-610 Termination of Appointment; Voluntary This section addresses what happens when a personal representative's appointment terminates, including the duty to … 524.3-611 Termination of Appointment by Removal; Cause; Procedure This section describes the process for removing a personal representative, including what grounds justify removal. 524.3-612 Termination of Appointment; Change of Testacy Status This section explains what happens to an existing personal representative's appointment when the estate's testacy status … 524.3-613 Successor Personal Representative A successor personal representative has all the powers of the original personal representative and can continue managing … 524.3-614 Special Administrator; Appointment The court may appoint a special administrator when there is an urgent need to protect estate property before a regular … 524.3-615 Special Administrator; Who May Be Appointed This section sets out who may be appointed as a special administrator. When a special administrator is needed while a … 524.3-616 Special Administrator; Appointed Informally; Powers and Duties A special administrator appointed informally by the registrar must collect, manage, and preserve the estate's assets, … 524.3-617 Special Administrator; Formal Proceedings; Power and Duties A special administrator appointed by court order in a formal proceeding has the same powers as a general personal … 524.3-618 Termination of Appointment; Special Administrator A special administrator's authority ends when a general personal representative is appointed, or as otherwise ordered by … 524.3-701 Time of Accrual of Duties and Powers A personal representative's duties and powers begin upon appointment, but those powers relate back so that helpful acts … 524.3-702 Priority Among Different Letters When general letters (the documents that grant authority to administer an estate) are issued, the first person to … 524.3-703 General Duties; Relation and Liability to Persons Interested in Estate; Standing to Sue A personal representative is a fiduciary who must handle estate assets with the care a prudent person would use with … 524.3-704 Personal Representative to Proceed Without Court Order; Exception A personal representative must move promptly to settle and distribute a decedent's estate and, unless the representative … 524.3-705 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.3-706 Duty of Personal Representative; Inventory and Appraisement The personal representative must prepare and file or mail an inventory of the property the decedent owned at death, … 524.3-707 Employment of Appraisers This section lets the personal representative of an estate hire one or more qualified, disinterested appraisers to … 524.3-708 Duty of Personal Representative; Supplementary Inventory This section requires a personal representative to prepare a supplementary inventory or appraisement when property not … 524.3-709 Duty of Personal Representative; Possession of Estate Unless the will says otherwise, the personal representative has the right and the duty to take possession or control of … 524.3-710 Power to Avoid Transfers This section gives the personal representative the exclusive power to recover property the decedent transferred in ways … 524.3-711 Powers of Personal Representatives; in General This section sets out the general powers of a personal representative over estate property. Until the appointment ends, … 524.3-712 Improper Exercise of Power; Breach of Fiduciary Duty If a personal representative improperly exercises power over the estate, this section makes the representative liable to … 524.3-713 Sale, Encumbrance or Transaction Involving Conflict of Interest; Voidable; Exceptions This section makes voidable any sale, encumbrance, or transaction in which the personal representative has a conflict of … 524.3-714 Persons Dealing With Personal Representative; Protection This section protects people who in good faith deal with or assist a personal representative, treating them as if the … 524.3-715 Transactions Authorized for Personal Representatives; Exceptions This section lists the many powers a personal representative has when managing an estate in Minnesota. These include … 524.3-716 Powers and Duties of Successor Personal Representative A successor personal representative (someone who takes over after the original representative stops serving) has the … 524.3-717 Corepresentatives; When Joint Action Required When two or more people serve together as corepresentatives of an estate, all of them must agree on acts connected with … 524.3-718 Powers of Surviving Personal Representative Unless the will provides otherwise, when an estate has more than one personal representative and one of their … 524.3-719 Compensation of Personal Representative This section provides that a personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation for serving in that role. If … 524.3-720 Expenses in Estate Litigation This section governs who may be reimbursed from the estate for the costs of estate-related litigation, including … 524.3-721 Proceedings for Review of Employment of Agents and Compensation of Personal Representatives and Employees of Estate This section lets the court review both the personal representative's decision to hire people to help administer the … 524.3-801 Notice to Creditors After a personal representative is appointed, a notice must be published in a local legal newspaper for two weeks … 524.3-802 Statutes of Limitations This section addresses how statutes of limitations apply to claims against a deceased person's estate. Unless the estate … 524.3-803 Limitations on Presentation of Claims This section sets the deadlines for creditors to file claims against an estate in Minnesota. Creditors who receive … 524.3-804 Manner of Presentation of Claims This section explains how a creditor presents a claim against a deceased person's estate, rather than when. A claimant … 524.3-805 Classification of Claims When an estate does not have enough money to pay all debts, this section sets the order in which claims must be paid. … 524.3-806 Allowance of Claims This section describes how creditor claims are allowed or disallowed, and the process for objecting to a claim. 524.3-807 Payment of Claims This section governs how a personal representative pays claims against a probate estate. After the deadline for … 524.3-808 Individual Liability of Personal Representative This section sets out when a personal representative is personally liable for actions taken while administering an … 524.3-809 Secured Claims This section explains how a secured creditor's claim against a probate estate is paid when the debt is backed by … 524.3-810 Claims Not Due and Contingent or Unliquidated Claims This section explains how an estate handles claims that are not yet due, or that are contingent or unliquidated … 524.3-811 Counterclaims This section allows an estate to offset its own claims against a creditor who is making a claim against the estate. When … 524.3-812 Execution and Levies Prohibited This section prohibits creditors from using a writ of execution or a levy to seize estate property to satisfy a judgment … 524.3-813 Compromise of Claims This section gives the estate's personal representative authority to compromise (settle) a claim that has been presented … 524.3-814 Encumbered Assets This section governs how a personal representative handles estate assets that are subject to a mortgage, pledge, lien, … 524.3-815 Administration in More Than One State; Duty of Personal Representative This section governs how a deceased person's estate is handled when it is being administered in more than one state. … 524.3-816 Final Distribution to Domiciliary Representative This section governs the final distribution of a Minnesota estate when the decedent lived in another state (a … 524.3-817 Joint Contract Claims This section addresses joint debts when one of the obligors dies. When two or more people owe money on a joint contract, … 524.3-901 Successors' Rights if No Administration When no formal estate administration takes place, the heirs and devisees take title to the decedent's property directly, … 524.3-902 Distribution; Order in Which Assets Appropriated; Abatement This section sets out the order in which estate assets are used to pay debts, starting with residuary property before … 524.3-903 Right of Retainer If someone who is set to receive property from an estate (a successor) owes a noncontingent debt to that estate, the … 524.3-904 Interest on General Pecuniary Devise This section sets the interest that accrues on general pecuniary devises (gifts of a fixed sum of money under a will). … 524.3-905 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.3-906 Distribution in Kind; Valuation; Method This section governs how a personal representative distributes the assets of a decedent's estate in kind (as the actual … 524.3-907 Distribution in Kind; Evidence This section explains that when estate property is distributed in kind (the actual asset rather than cash), the personal … 524.3-908 Distribution; Right or Title of Distributee This section provides that proof a distributee received an instrument or deed of distribution of assets in kind, or a … 524.3-909 Improper Distribution; Liability of Distributee When estate property is distributed or paid improperly, the person who received it (a distributee or a claimant who was … 524.3-910 Purchasers From Distributees Protected This section protects people who buy or lend against estate property they receive from a distributee. If a purchaser or … 524.3-911 Partition for Purpose of Distribution This section allows estate property to be divided up when two or more heirs or devisees are entitled to undivided shares … 524.3-912 Private Agreements Among Successors to Decedent Binding on Personal Representative This section lets the people who inherit from a decedent (the successors), if they are legally competent, agree among … 524.3-913 Distributions to Trustee This section provides that a personal representative may distribute estate assets to a testamentary trustee (a trustee … 524.3-914 Unclaimed Assets This section governs what happens when estate assets cannot be distributed because the person entitled to them cannot be … 524.3-915 Distribution to Person Under Disability This section explains how a personal representative may distribute a deceased person's estate to someone who is under a … 524.3-916 Apportionment of Estate Taxes and Generation-skipping Tax This section sets the rules for dividing up (apportioning) federal and Minnesota estate taxes and generation-skipping … 524.4-101 Definitions This section defines key terms used in Article 4 of Minnesota's probate code, which governs foreign personal … 524.4-201 Payment of Debt and Delivery of Property to Domiciliary Foreign Personal Representative Without Local Administration A foreign personal representative (one appointed in another state) may exercise powers in Minnesota without being … 524.4-202 Payment or Delivery Discharges This section protects someone who pays a debt or hands over property to an out-of-state (foreign) personal … 524.4-203 Resident Creditor Notice This section lets a Minnesota creditor of a deceased nonresident block the simplified out-of-state collection process. … 524.4-204 Proof of Authority-bond This section sets out how an out-of-state (domiciliary foreign) personal representative can establish authority to act … 524.4-205 Powers Once 60 days have passed after a domiciliary foreign personal representative files the required documents in Minnesota … 524.4-206 Power of Representatives in Transition This section governs what happens to a foreign personal representative's authority over a decedent's Minnesota property … 524.4-207 Provisions Governing Ancillary and Other Local Administrations Ancillary administration in Minnesota follows the same rules as regular probate, with certain modifications for the … 524.4-301 Jurisdiction by Act of Foreign Personal Representative This section explains the three ways an out-of-state (foreign) personal representative becomes subject to Minnesota … 524.4-302 Jurisdiction by Act of Decedent This section gives Minnesota courts an additional basis for jurisdiction over an out-of-state (foreign) personal … 524.4-303 Service on Foreign and Nonresident Personal Representatives This section explains how legal papers (service of process) may be delivered to a foreign personal representative or to … 524.4-401 Effect of Adjudication for or Against Personal Representative This section addresses how a court decision involving a personal representative of an estate affects a local personal … 524.5-101 Short Title This section establishes the short title for Minnesota's guardianship and conservatorship laws (sections 524.5-101 … 524.5-102 Definitions This section defines key terms used throughout Article 5, which covers guardianship and conservatorship, including … 524.5-103 Supplemental General Principles of Law Applicable This section provides that the general principles of law and equity fill any gaps in this article on guardianships and … 524.5-104 Facility of Transfer This section lets someone give money or personal property to a minor without setting up a conservatorship, as long as … 524.5-106 Subject-matter Jurisdiction This section defines when Minnesota courts have authority over guardianship, conservatorship, and related protective … 524.5-107 Transfer of Jurisdiction This section governs moving a guardianship or conservatorship case to a different court. After a guardian or conservator … 524.5-108 Venue This section sets the venue (the proper county) for guardianship and conservatorship cases in Minnesota. For a minor, … 524.5-109 Practice in Court This section states the procedural rules that apply to guardianship and conservatorship cases in Minnesota. Unless this … 524.5-110 Letters of Office This section governs letters of office, the court documents that formally authorize a guardian or conservator to act. … 524.5-111 Effect of Acceptance of Appointment This section describes the legal effect of accepting appointment as a guardian or conservator. By accepting the role, … 524.5-112 Termination of or Change in Guardian's or Conservator's Appointment This section explains how a guardian's or conservator's appointment ends or changes. An appointment terminates on the … 524.5-113 Notice This section sets the notice requirements for hearings on guardianship and conservatorship petitions. Unless specific … 524.5-114 Waiver of Notice This section allows a person to waive their right to notice in a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding by signing a … 524.5-115 Guardian Ad Litem This section lets a court appoint a guardian ad litem at any stage of a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding when … 524.5-117 Multiple Appointments or Nominations This section resolves conflicts when a person has made more than one written appointment or nomination of a guardian or … 524.5-118 Maltreatment and State Licensing Agency Checks; Criminal History Check This section requires background screening of people seeking to serve, or already serving, as a guardian or conservator. … 524.5-119 Central Registration of Guardians and Conservators; Appropriation This section directs the Minnesota Supreme Court to maintain a statewide registration system in which appointed … 524.5-120 Bill of Rights for Persons Subject to Guardianship or Conservatorship This section establishes a Bill of Rights for any person placed under a guardianship or conservatorship, providing that … 524.5-121 Bill of Particulars This section governs the bill of particulars, a document used in guardianship and conservatorship cases to set out … 524.5-201 Appointment and Status of Guardian This section identifies the three ways a person becomes guardian of a minor: by parental appointment, by designation as … 524.5-2011 Compliance With Federal Indian Child Welfare Act and Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act This section provides that guardianship and related proceedings under this chapter involving an Indian child are child … 524.5-202 Parental Appointment of Guardian This section lets a parent appoint a guardian for a current or future minor child by will, by designating a standby … 524.5-203 Objection by Minor or Others to Parental Appointment When a parent has named a guardian for a minor through an appointing instrument, this section lets certain people block … 524.5-204 Judicial Appointment of Guardian: Conditions for Appointment This section sets the conditions under which a court may appoint a guardian for a minor. A full guardian may be … 524.5-205 Judicial Appointment of Guardian: Procedure This section sets out the court procedure for appointing a guardian for a minor. Any person interested in the minor's … 524.5-206 Judicial Appointment of Guardian: Priority of Minor's Nominee, Limited Guardianship This section governs who the court chooses as a minor's guardian and how broad that guardian's authority is. The court … 524.5-207 Powers and Duties of Guardian This section sets out what a guardian of a minor can and must do. A guardian generally has the same powers and … 524.5-209 Rights and Immunities of Guardian This section sets out the rights and protections of a guardian appointed for a minor. The guardian is entitled to … 524.5-210 Termination of Guardianship; Other Proceedings After Appointment This section addresses the process for modifying or terminating a guardianship of a minor. 524.5-211 Delegation of Power by Parent or Guardian This section lets a parent, legal custodian, or guardian use a power of attorney to delegate authority over a minor's or … 524.5-301 Appointment and Status of Guardian This section explains how a person becomes the guardian of an incapacitated person: by a parental appointment, a spousal … 524.5-302 Appointment of Guardian by Will or Other Writing This section lets a parent appoint a guardian for an unmarried child the parent believes is incapacitated, and lets a … 524.5-303 Judicial Appointment of Guardian: Petition This section specifies what must be included in a petition for guardianship, including information about the person's … 524.5-304 Judicial Appointment of Guardian: Preliminaries to Hearing This section sets out the steps that happen before a court hearing on a petition to appoint a guardian for an adult. The … 524.5-307 Guardian Proceedings; Presence and Rights at Hearing This section provides specific rights for the person who is the subject of a guardianship petition, including the right … 524.5-308 Notice This section sets out the notice and service requirements for guardianship proceedings. A copy of the petition and … 524.5-309 Who May Be Guardian: Priorities This section sets the order of priority the court follows when choosing a guardian for an incapacitated person. It ranks … 524.5-310 Findings; Order of Appointment This section sets the findings a court must make before appointing a guardian and the terms of the appointment order. A … 524.5-311 Emergency Guardian This section lets a court appoint an emergency guardian when following the normal guardianship procedures would likely … 524.5-312 Temporary Substitute Guardian This section lets the court appoint a temporary substitute guardian when it finds that the existing guardian is not … 524.5-313 Powers and Duties of Guardian This section sets out the powers and duties a Minnesota court may grant to a guardian of an incapacitated person, with … 524.5-315 Rights and Immunities of Guardian; Limitations This section sets out a guardian's rights, legal protections, and limitations. A guardian is entitled to reasonable … 524.5-316 Reports; Monitoring of Guardianship; Court Orders This section describes the content and requirements for the guardian's report to the court. 524.5-317 Termination or Modification of Guardianship; Court Orders A guardianship can be modified or terminated if the incapacitated person's condition improves or if the guardianship is … 524.5-401 Protective Proceeding A conservatorship may be established for a person who is unable to manage their financial affairs due to disability, … 524.5-402 Jurisdiction Over Business Affairs of Person Subject to Conservatorship This section defines the authority of the court once a conservatorship or other protective proceeding has been started. … 524.5-403 Original Petition for Appointment or Protective Order This section specifies what must be included in a petition for conservatorship, including the person's financial … 524.5-404 Notice This section requires notice of a conservatorship petition to be served on the proposed protected person and other … 524.5-405 Original Petition: Minors; Preliminaries to Hearing This section covers the preliminary steps when a conservatorship or other protective order is sought because the person … 524.5-406 Original Petition: Persons Under Disability; Preliminaries to Hearing This section sets out the procedures that come before a hearing on a petition to appoint a conservator or for another … 524.5-408 Conservatorship Proceedings: Procedure at Hearing This section governs how the hearing itself is conducted in a conservatorship or protective proceeding. The petitioner … 524.5-409 Findings; Order of Appointment This section sets out the findings a court must make before appointing a conservator and the terms of the appointment … 524.5-410 Powers of Court This section describes the powers the court has once it determines that a basis for a conservatorship or other … 524.5-411 Required Court Approval This section lists the major actions a conservator may take only with express court approval, after notice to affected … 524.5-412 Protective Arrangements and Single Transactions The court may issue a protective order instead of (or in addition to) appointing a conservator, to address specific … 524.5-413 Who May Be Conservator; Priorities This section sets the order of priority the court follows when deciding who may serve as a conservator for a person who … 524.5-414 Petition for Order Subsequent to Appointment This section lets the protected person or any interested person go back to the court that set up the conservatorship and … 524.5-415 Bond This section governs the bond a conservator may have to provide as financial protection for the protected person's … 524.5-416 Terms and Requirements of Bond This section sets the detailed terms for a conservator's bond and when one is required. The conservator and the bonding … 524.5-417 General Powers and Duties of Conservator This section sets out the general powers and duties of a conservator, who at all times acts under the court's control … 524.5-418 General Powers and Duties of Conservator With Respect to Real Property This section sets out a conservator's powers and duties over the real estate (land and buildings) of a person under … 524.5-419 Inventory; Records This section requires a conservator to file a detailed inventory of the protected person's estate with the court within … 524.5-420 Reports; Appointment of Visitor; Monitoring; Court Orders The conservator must file regular financial accountings with the court, showing all income, expenses, and changes in the … 524.5-421 Title After Appointment This section explains that appointing a conservator does not transfer ownership (title) of the protected person's … 524.5-422 Interest of Person Subject to Conservatorship Nonalienable This section provides that once a conservator is appointed, the protected person can no longer transfer or assign their … 524.5-423 Sale, Encumbrance, or Other Transaction Involving Conflict of Interest This section addresses conflicts of interest by a conservator. Any transaction involving the conservatorship estate that … 524.5-424 Protection of Person Dealing With Conservator This section protects people who deal with a conservator in good faith and for value, treating the transaction as valid … 524.5-426 Delegation This section governs when a conservator may delegate tasks to an agent. A conservator may not hand off the entire … 524.5-427 Principles of Distribution by Conservator This section sets the standards a conservator follows when spending or distributing the protected person's income or … 524.5-428 Death of Person Subject to Conservatorship This section sets out what a conservator must do when the protected person dies. The conservator must deliver any will … 524.5-429 Claims Against Person Subject to Conservatorship This section governs how claims (debts owed by the protected person or the estate, whether they arose before or during … 524.5-430 Personal Liability of Conservator This section governs when a conservator is personally responsible for the financial and legal obligations that arise … 524.5-431 Termination of Proceedings This section explains how a conservatorship ends and what must happen to wind it up. A conservatorship terminates on the … 524.5-432 Payment of Debt and Delivery of Property to Foreign Conservator Without Local Proceeding This section lets someone who owes money to, or is holding property of, a protected person turn that money or property … 524.5-433 Foreign Conservator: Proof of Authority; Bond; Powers This section lets a conservator who was appointed in the state where the protected person lives establish authority to … 524.5-501 Guardianship, Conservatorship; Workers' Compensation Proceedings This section sets out what a court does when a workers' compensation matter is referred to it because the injured … 524.5-502 Compensation and Expenses This section governs compensation and expenses in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. It allows the court to … 524.5-505 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.5-601 Short Title This section is a short title provision. It states that Minnesota Statutes sections 524.5-601 through 524.5-903 may be … 524.5-602 Definitions This section defines the terms used in sections 524.5-602 to 524.5-903 (the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective … 524.5-603 International Application This section addresses how the adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction rules apply across … 524.5-604 Communication Between Courts This section allows a Minnesota court to communicate with a court in another state about an adult guardianship or … 524.5-605 Cooperation Between Courts This section allows a Minnesota court handling a guardianship or protective proceeding to ask a court in another state … 524.5-606 Taking Testimony in Another State This section governs how testimony from a witness located in another state can be used in a Minnesota guardianship or … 524.5-701 Definitions; Significant Connection Factors This section defines key terms used in Minnesota's rules for deciding which state should handle a guardianship or … 524.5-702 Exclusive Basis This section provides that sections 524.5-701 to 524.5-709 are the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a Minnesota court … 524.5-703 Jurisdiction This section sets out when a Minnesota court has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for a … 524.5-704 Special Jurisdiction This section gives a Minnesota court limited (special) jurisdiction in guardianship and conservatorship matters even … 524.5-705 Exclusive and Continuing Jurisdiction This section provides that once a Minnesota court has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order under the … 524.5-706 Appropriate Forum This section lets a Minnesota court that otherwise has jurisdiction over a guardianship or conservatorship decline to … 524.5-707 Jurisdiction Declined by Reason of Conduct This section applies when a Minnesota court finds that it got jurisdiction over a guardianship or conservatorship only … 524.5-708 Notice of Proceeding This section sets an extra notice requirement when a petition to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order is filed … 524.5-709 Proceedings in More Than One State This section governs what happens when a petition to appoint a guardian or to issue a protective order is filed in both … 524.5-801 Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship to Another State This section sets out the procedure for transferring an existing Minnesota guardianship or conservatorship to another … 524.5-802 Accepting Guardianship or Conservatorship Transferred From Another State This section sets out how Minnesota accepts a guardianship or conservatorship that is being transferred into the state … 524.5-901 Registration of Guardianship Orders This section lets a guardian who was appointed in another state register that out-of-state guardianship order in … 524.5-902 Registration of Protective Orders This section provides procedures for registering out-of-state guardianship or conservatorship orders in Minnesota. 524.5-903 Effect of Registration This section explains what registering an out-of-state guardianship or protective order in Minnesota allows. Once the … 524.6-201 Definitions This section defines terms used in the rules about joint accounts, payable-on-death (POD) accounts, and other … 524.6-202 Ownership as Between Parties, and Others; Protection of Financial Institutions This section explains the limited role of the beneficial-ownership rules for multiple-party accounts. It provides that … 524.6-203 Ownership During Lifetime This section sets out who actually owns the funds in a multiple-party account while all the parties are still living. A … 524.6-204 Right of Survivorship This section provides the rules for who receives money in a joint account or POD account when one of the account holders … 524.6-205 Effect of a Written Notice to Financial Institution This section explains how the survivorship rights in a multiple-party account can be changed. Those rights are fixed by … 524.6-206 Accounts and Transfers Nontestamentary This section provides that the transfers that happen at death under a multiple-party account are nontestamentary, … 524.6-207 Rights of Creditors This section sets out when creditors and the estate can reach the funds in a multiple-party account after an owner dies. … 524.6-208 Financial Institution Protection; Payment on Signature of One Party This section protects financial institutions that handle multiple-party accounts (such as joint accounts). A bank or … 524.6-209 Financial Institution Protection; Payment After Death or Disability; Joint Account This section protects a financial institution that pays out a joint account after one party dies or becomes … 524.6-210 Financial Institution Protection; Payment of P.o.d. Account This section protects a financial institution that pays out a P.O.D. (payable-on-death) account. The institution may pay … 524.6-211 Financial Institution Protection; Discharge This section protects a financial institution that pays out funds from a multiple-party, P.O.D., or beneficiary account … 524.6-212 Financial Institution Protection; Setoff This section gives a financial institution a right of setoff against a multiple-party account when a party to that … 524.6-213 Forms This section provides sample and recommended forms for setting up bank accounts and contracts of deposit in Minnesota. … 524.6-214 Citation This section is a short-title (citation) provision. It states that sections 524.6-201 to 524.6-214 may be cited together … 524.6-215 Designation of Agent This section lets the parties to a multiple-party account designate someone who is not a party to act as their agent on … 524.6-216 Types of Account; Existing Accounts This section defines the types of accounts at financial institutions under this part. An account may be held by a single … 524.6-301 Definitions This section defines terms used in the Transfer on Death (TOD) security registration rules, which allow stocks, bonds, … 524.6-302 Registration in Beneficiary Form; Sole or Joint Tenancy Ownership This section establishes the right to register securities in beneficiary form (TOD designation) so they automatically … 524.6-303 Registration in Beneficiary Form; Applicable Law This section sets the rules for which state's law governs whether a security may be registered in beneficiary form (a … 524.6-304 Origination of Registration in Beneficiary Form This section defines when a security (whether held as a certificate or in an account) is registered in beneficiary form: … 524.6-305 Form of Registration in Beneficiary Form This section sets out the wording used to register securities in beneficiary (transfer-on-death) form. The registration … 524.6-306 Effect of Registration in Beneficiary Form This section explains the legal effect of registering securities in beneficiary (transfer-on-death) form. Naming a TOD … 524.6-307 Death of Owner; Creditors This section governs what happens to securities registered in transfer-on-death (TOD) beneficiary form when the owner … 524.6-308 Protection of Registering Entity This section protects the registering entity (the broker, transfer agent, issuer, or other institution that records … 524.6-309 Nontestamentary Transfer; Revocation of Designation This section establishes two things about transfer-on-death (TOD) securities. First, a transfer that happens because a … 524.6-310 Terms, Conditions, and Forms for Registration This section lets a registering entity (such as a broker or issuer) set the terms, conditions, and forms it will use to … 524.6-311 Application This section sets the effective date and reach of Minnesota's transfer-on-death (TOD) security registration rules. The … 524.8-101 Provisions for Transition This section establishes the effective date of the Uniform Probate Code in Minnesota and transition rules for estates … 524.8-102 This section has been repealed or relocated. 524.8-103 Early Effective Date This section sets an early effective date for certain parts of the 1974 law that adopted Minnesota's Uniform Probate …