§ 30.1-15-09 — (3-409) Formal testacy proceedings - Order - Foreign will

After the time required for any notice has expired, upon proof of notice, and after any
hearing that may be necessary, if the court finds that the testator is dead, venue is proper, and
that the proceeding was commenced within the limitation prescribed in section 30.1-12-08, it
shall determine the decedent's domicile at death, the decedent's heirs, and the decedent's state
of testacy. Any will found to be valid and unrevoked shall be formally probated. Termination of
any previous informal appointment of a personal representative, which may be appropriate in
view of the relief requested and findings, is governed by section 30.1-17-12. The petition shall
be dismissed or appropriate amendment allowed if the court is not satisfied that the alleged
decedent is dead. A will from a place which does not provide for probate of a will after death
may be proved for probate in this state by a duly authenticated certificate of its legal custodian
that the copy introduced is a true copy and that the will has become effective under the law of
the other place.