North Dakota § 30.1-12-04 (3-104) Claims against decedent - Necessity of administration

North Dakota Statutes

§ 30.1-12-04 — (3-104) Claims against decedent - Necessity of administration

North Dakota § 30.1-12-04

Title 30.1Uniform Probate Code

Ch. 30.1-12General Provisions

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N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-12-04 (2026).

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No proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or the decedent's
successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative.
After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim
against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by chapters 30.1-12 through
30.1-23. After distribution, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the
distributees as provided in section 30.1-21-04 or from a former personal representative
individually liable as provided in section 30.1-21-05. This section has no application to a
proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce the secured creditor's right to the
secured creditor's security except as to any deficiency judgment which mig

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No proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or the decedent's
successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative.
After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim
against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by chapters 30.1-12 through
30.1-23. After distribution, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the
distributees as provided in section 30.1-21-04 or from a former personal representative
individually liable as provided in section 30.1-21-05. This section has no application to a
proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce the secured creditor's right to the
secured creditor's security except as to any deficiency judgment which might be sought therein.