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Delaware Statutes

§ 1501 — Necessity for letters testamentary or of administration

Delaware·Title 12·Part Administration of Decedents’ Estates·Ch. 15 LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION·Subch. General Provisions
No one shall act as the executor or administrator of a domiciliary decedent’s estate within this State without letters testamentary or of administration being granted in accordance with this title.

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Legislative History

Code 1852, § 1775; Code 1915, § 3340; Code 1935, § 3805; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 1502; 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1

Nearby Sections

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§ 1501
Necessity for letters testamentary or of administration
§ 1502
Grant of letters testamentary
§ 1503
Grant of letters to one under an incapacity
§ 1504
Grant of letters of administration
§ 1505
Persons entitled to letters of administration
§ 1506
Power of attorney by nondomiciliary executor or administrator
§ 1507
Successor administrator; personal representative of executor or administrator; administration during pendency of litigation
§ 1508
Persons not qualified to receive letters testamentary or of administration
§ 1509
Oath of executor or administrator
§ 1510
Personal representatives of deceased guardians
§ 1521
Requirement
§ 1522
Exception to bond requirement
§ 1523
Amount; security; execution; excusing requirement
§ 1524
Demand that representative be bonded
§ 1525
Conditions
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