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§ 1522 — Exception to bond requirement

Delaware·Title 12·Part Administration of Decedents’ Estates·Ch. 15 LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION·Subch. Bond

No bond shall be required of a personal representative prior to receiving letters, except:

(1)When an executor or other personal representative is appointed to administer an estate under a will containing an express requirement of bond; or
(2)When bond is required by order of the Court of Chancery under § 1524 of this title. A bond otherwise required by any will may be dispensed with upon determination by the Court of Chancery that it is not necessary or desirable.

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Legislative History

63 Del. Laws, c. 282, § 1

Nearby Sections

15
§ 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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