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Delaware Statutes

§ 1508 — Persons not qualified to receive letters testamentary or of administration

Delaware § 1508
JurisdictionDelaware
Title12
PartAdministration of Decedents’ Estates
Ch. 15LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
Subch.General Provisions

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Bluebook
Del. Code tit. 12, § 1508 (2026).

Text

Letters testamentary, or of administration, shall not be granted to a minor, to a person who is mentally incapacitated or to a person convicted of a crime disqualifying the person from taking an oath.

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Legislative History

Code 1852, § 1783; Code 1915, § 3345; Code 1935, § 3810; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 1508; 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1

Nearby Sections

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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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