Minnesota § 524.3-402 524.3-402 FORMAL TESTACY OR APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS; PETITION; CONTENTS.

Minnesota Statutes

§ 524.3-402 — 524.3-402 FORMAL TESTACY OR APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS; PETITION; CONTENTS.

Minnesota § 524.3-402

PartPROBATE; PROPERTY; ESTATES; GUARDIANSHIPS; ANATOMICAL GIFTS

Ch. 524UNIFORM PROBATE CODE

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Minn. Stat. § 524.3-402 (2026).

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(a)Petitions for formal probate of a will, or for adjudication of intestacy with or without request for appointment of a personal representative, shall be directed to the court, request a judicial order after notice and hearing and contain further statements as indicated in this section. A petition for formal probate of a will

(1)requests an order as to the testacy of the decedent in relation to a particular instrument which may or may not have been informally probated and determining the heirs,

(2)contains the statements required for informal applications as stated in the five subparagraphs under section524.3-301(1), the statements required by subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of section524.3-301(2), and

(3)states whether the original of the last will of the decedent is in the possession o

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(a) Petitions for formal probate of a will, or for adjudication of intestacy with or without request for appointment of a personal representative, shall be directed to the court, request a judicial order after notice and hearing and contain further statements as indicated in this section. A petition for formal probate of a will
(1) requests an order as to the testacy of the decedent in relation to a particular instrument which may or may not have been informally probated and determining the heirs,
(2) contains the statements required for informal applications as stated in the five subparagraphs under section524.3-301(1), the statements required by subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of section524.3-301(2), and
(3) states whether the original of the last will of the decedent is in the possession of the court or accompanies the petition.
If the original will is neither in the possession of the court nor accompanies the petition and no authenticated copy of a will probated in another jurisdiction accompanies the petition, the petition also shall state the contents of the will, and indicate that it is lost, destroyed, or otherwise unavailable.
(b) A petition for adjudication of intestacy and appointment of an administrator in intestacy shall request a judicial finding and order that the decedent left no will and determining the heirs, contain the statements required by (1) and (4) of section524.3-301and indicate whether supervised administration is sought. A petition may request an order determining intestacy and heirs without requesting the appointment of an administrator, in which case, the statements required by subparagraph (ii) of section524.3-301(4) may be omitted.